SB3660 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB097 19866 CEL 65149 b

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3660

Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 757/Act rep.
525 ILCS 50/10 new

Amends the Illinois Youth and Young Adult Employment Act of 1986. Relocates the Community Youth Employment Program to the Illinois Youth and Young Adult Employment Act of 1986. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources instead of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer the competitive grant program to provide up to 5,000 youths with stipends or wages, or both, and supervision for up to a 10-week summer work program. Repeals the Community Youth Employment Act. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning conservation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

(30 ILCS 757/Act rep.)

Section 5. The Community Youth Employment Act is repealed.

Section 10. The Illinois Youth and Young Adult Employment Act of 1986 is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:

(525 ILCS 50/10 new)

Sec. 10. Community Youth Employment Program.

(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall administer a competitive grant program that shall provide 5,000 youths with stipends or wages, or both, and supervision for up to a 10-week summer work period. The grants shall be awarded only to summer programs, of no more than 100 youths, that:

(1) are created and administered by a community-based organization, not-for-profit organization, educational institution, or governmental entity in Illinois through a public-private partnership;

(2) utilize resources and facilities of the Department;

(3) employ low-income youths in Illinois between the ages of 14 and 21; and

(4) involve age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate:

(A) job training;

(B) life skills;

(C) education counseling;

(D) work readiness skills; or

(E) supervised meaningful work experience projects.

(b) Grant money awarded under this Section shall be used as follows:

(1) a stipend of $7.50 per hour for learning activities and at least minimum wage for meaningful work experience for a maximum of 200 hours per participating youth, to be paid over a 10-week period;

(2) to provide salary for supervisors for each summer program;

(3) for supportive services, including, but not limited to, transportation and child care; and

(4) a 10% overhead, per summer program, to provide for insurance and business necessities.

(c) Any entity receiving a grant under this Section must provide services to the youths receiving stipends or wages, or both, under this Section. In providing the following services, the entity must expend, out of the entity's budget, at least 20% of any amount awarded in paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (b) of this Section to provide for services under this Section. The services provided must include:

(1) job assessment services;

(2) recreation services;

(3) job placement services; or

(4) administration of this youth program.

The Department shall make public notification of the availability of jobs for eligible youths and young adults in the Community Youth Employment Program by the means of newspapers, electronic media, educational facilities, and units of local government.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.