100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3913

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Literacy Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Illinois Literacy Council and makes conforming changes. Repeals the Community Health Worker Advisory Board Act. Amends the School Code. Repeals provisions concerning the Committee of Cooperative Services and related sections. Amends the Illinois State University Law. Repeals provisions concerning the Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Health Care Worker Task Force. Amends the Afterschool Youth Development Project Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Illinois Youth Development Council and transfers certain functions of the Council to the Department of Human Services. Amends the Newborn Eye Pathology Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Newborn Eye Pathology Advisory Committee. Repeals provisions of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois creating the Advisory Council on Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages. Repeals provisions of the Historic Preservation Agency Act creating the Amistad Commission; makes a conforming change in the School Code. Repeals the Violence Prevention Task Force Act. Repeals provisions of the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act creating the Advisory Council on Spinal Cord and Head Injuries; makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by changing
5Sections 10 and 30 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 322/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
8    "Basic skills" means the ability of an individual to read,
9write, and speak in English, and compute and solve problems at
10levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in
11society, to achieve one's goals, and develop one's knowledge
12and potential.
13    "Community based organization" means a private or public
14not-for-profit organization, including volunteer
15organizations, located in an Illinois community that provides
16services to citizens within that community and the surrounding
17area.
18    "Council" means the Illinois Literacy Council.
19    "Literacy Office" means the Literacy Office of the
20Secretary of State.
21(Source: P.A. 87-992.)
 
22    (15 ILCS 322/30)

 

 

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1    Sec. 30. Coordinated efforts.
2    (a) In the interest of interagency coordination, this Act
3directs State agencies involved in the delivery of literacy
4services, education or training programs, related support
5services, and economic development activities, to cooperate,
6under the auspices of the Illinois Literacy Council, in the
7consolidation and improvement of the delivery of literacy
8services. Pilot programs funded by multiple agencies are
9encouraged.
10    (b) In order to facilitate the delivery of basic skills
11that may need to precede training or more advanced education
12programs, the Literacy Office may receive funds for the
13administration of those basic skills programs that act as
14initial components of training or educational programs
15established in and funded through other State agencies.
16(Source: P.A. 87-992.)
 
17    (15 ILCS 322/20 rep.)
18    Section 10. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by
19repealing Section 20.
 
20    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-323 rep.)
21    Section 15. The Department of Public Health Powers and
22Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
23amended by repealing Section 2310-323.
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2335/Act rep.)
2    Section 20. The Community Health Worker Advisory Board Act
3is repealed.
 
4    (20 ILCS 3405/22 rep.)
5    Section 25. The Historic Preservation Agency Act is amended
6by repealing Section 22.
 
7    (20 ILCS 4028/Act rep.)
8    Section 30. The Violence Prevention Task Force Act is
9repealed.
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.10 rep.)
11    (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.15 rep.)
12    (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.20 rep.)
13    Section 35. The School Code is amended by repealing
14Sections 13B-35.10, 13B-35.15, and 13B-35.20.
 
15    (110 ILCS 675/20-115 rep.)
16    Section 40. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
17repealing Section 20-115.
 
18    Section 45. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1927-20.4 as follows:
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/27-20.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4)

 

 

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1    Sec. 27-20.4. Black History Study. Every public elementary
2school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit
3of instruction studying the events of Black History, including
4the history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and
5the vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall
6include not only the contributions made by individual
7African-Americans in government and in the arts, humanities and
8sciences to the economic, cultural and political development of
9the United States and Africa, but also the socio-economic
10struggle which African-Americans experienced collectively in
11striving to achieve fair and equal treatment under the laws of
12this nation. The studying of this material shall constitute an
13affirmation by students of their commitment to respect the
14dignity of all races and peoples and to forever eschew every
15form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
16    The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make
17available to all school boards instructional materials,
18including those established by the Amistad Commission, which
19may be used as guidelines for development of a unit of
20instruction under this Section; provided, however, that each
21school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of
22instruction time which shall qualify as a unit of instruction
23satisfying the requirements of this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 94-285, eff. 7-21-05.)
 
25    (225 ILCS 46/65 rep.)

 

 

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1    Section 50. The Health Care Worker Background Check Act is
2amended by repealing Section 65.
 
3    Section 55. The Afterschool Youth Development Project Act
4is amended by changing Sections 10, 20, 25, and 30 as follows:
 
5    (325 ILCS 27/10)
6    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Afterschool program" means positive youth development
8activities provided to youth between the ages of 6 and 19
9during the hours before or after school, during summer recess
10from school, or during the weekends. These activities may
11include, but are not limited to, the following activity areas:
12academic support; arts, music, sports, cultural enrichment,
13and other recreation; health promotion and diseases
14prevention; life skills and work and career development; and
15youth leadership development. For the purposes of this Act,
16"afterschool program" also means a program funded under the
17Afterschool Demonstration Program.
18    "Demonstration" or "Demonstration Program" means the
19Afterschool Demonstration Program as established under this
20Act.
21    "Council" means the Illinois Youth Development Council.
22    "Community advisory group" means a group of key local
23stakeholders convened to help ensure effective program
24delivery through increased collaboration. This group is

 

 

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1required as a condition of participating in the demonstration
2period.
3(Source: P.A. 96-1302, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
4    (325 ILCS 27/20)
5    Sec. 20. Afterschool Demonstration Program.
6    (a) Program. The Department of Human Services, in
7coordination with the Council, shall establish and administer a
83-year statewide, quality Afterschool Demonstration Program
9with an evaluation and outcome-based expansion model. The
10ultimate goal of the Demonstration shall be to develop and
11evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of afterschool
12programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward
13universal access.
14    (b) Eligible activity areas. Afterschool programs created
15under the Demonstration Program shall serve youths in Illinois
16by promoting one or more of the following:
17        (1) Academic support activities, including but not
18    limited to remediation, tutoring, homework assistance,
19    advocacy with teachers, college preparatory guidance,
20    college tours, application assistance, and college
21    counseling.
22        (2) Arts, music, sports, recreation, and cultural
23    enrichment, including structured, ongoing activities such
24    as theatre groups, development of exhibits, graphic
25    design, cultural activities, and sports and athletic

 

 

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1    teams.
2        (3) Health promotion and disease prevention, including
3    activities and tools for increasing knowledge and practice
4    of healthy behavior, drug, alcohol, tobacco and pregnancy
5    prevention, conflict resolution, and violence prevention.
6        (4) Life skills and work and career development
7    activities that prepare youth for a successful transition
8    to the workplace, including career awareness, job fairs,
9    career exploration, job shadowing, work readiness skills,
10    interview skills, resume building and work experience, and
11    paid internships and summer jobs.
12        (5) Youth leadership development activities aimed at
13    increasing youths' communication skills and ability to
14    help a group make decisions, to facilitate or lead a group
15    discussion, and to initiate and direct projects involving
16    other people including civic engagement, service learning,
17    and other activities that promote youth leadership.
18    (c) Eligible entities. Currently funded or new entities,
19including but not limited to the following, shall be eligible
20to apply for funding:
21        (1) Schools or school districts.
22        (2) Community-based organizations.
23        (3) Faith-based organizations.
24        (4) Park districts.
25        (5) Libraries.
26        (6) Cultural institutions.

 

 

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1    Priority for participation in the Demonstration Program
2shall be given to entities with experience in providing
3afterschool programs in Illinois.
4    (d) Program criteria. New or existing applicants shall
5demonstrate the capacity to achieve the goals of this Act and
6meet the deadlines set forth by the Council through:
7        (1) The promotion of the development of those items
8    outlined in subsection (b) of this Section.
9        (2) Evidence of community need and collaboration to
10    avoid duplicating or supplanting existing services, which
11    shall be shown through the creation of or reliance on an
12    appropriate, existing community advisory group composed of
13    a diverse makeup of members that may include, but is not
14    limited to, educators, afterschool providers, local
15    government officials, local business owners, parents, and
16    youth.
17        (3) Cost-effective methods that will maximize the
18    impact of the total dollar amount of the award.
19    (e) Expansion. Three years from the award of the first
20dollars, initial findings of an outcome evaluation of the
21Demonstration, conducted by an independent evaluator as
22described in subsection (d) of Section 25 of this Act, shall be
23reported to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Council,
24and the Youth Advisory Group with a hearing scheduled before
25the appropriate committees of the House and Senate for the
26purpose of establishing an effective expansion toward

 

 

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1universal access. A positive outcome evaluation, whereby
2performance outcomes determined by the Council are met, shall
3trigger a phased-in expansion toward full implementation.
4(Source: P.A. 96-1302, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
5    (325 ILCS 27/25)
6    Sec. 25. Effectiveness of afterschool programs.
7    (a) Program standards. Research has shown that
8high-performing youth programs demonstrate shared features of
9program quality. The Department of Human Services Council shall
10by rule establish a universal framework of youth development
11program standards that commonly define measurable indicators
12of program quality across the diverse array of eligible
13demonstration program activities.
14    (b) Evaluation and monitoring. Afterschool programs shall
15be held accountable to universal program quality standards as
16adopted by the Department of Human Services Council. Data
17informing performance against these standards shall be
18monitored and collected by the Department of Human Services.
19Each afterschool program, in coordination with the
20corresponding community advisory group, shall also assess
21needs and gaps relative to addressing outcome goals.
22    (c) Capacity-building supports. A statewide program
23quality improvement system shall be established by the
24Department of Human Services Council utilizing a qualified
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1assistance, and system and professional development. Provided
2supports shall first target those afterschool programs created
3under the Demonstration with the ultimate goal of expansion to
4support the larger statewide system of youth development
5program providers.
6    (d) Demonstration outcome evaluation. An evaluation of the
7Demonstration shall be conducted by a third-party evaluator or
8evaluators selected through a competitive request for
9proposals (RFP) process. The purpose of the evaluation is to
10determine how well the Demonstration Program meets the cost,
11impact, and quality outcome goals established by the Department
12of Human Services Council. Initial findings shall be reported
13to the Council, the Governor, and the General Assembly within 3
14years from the award of the first dollars and shall be the
15primary determining evidence to trigger expansion as described
16in subsection (e) of Section 20 of this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 96-1302, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
18    (325 ILCS 27/30)
19    Sec. 30. Funding. The creation and establishment of the
20Council, the Youth Advisory Group, and the Afterschool
21Demonstration Program shall be subject to appropriations,
22however the Department of Human Services shall be permitted to
23accept private funding or private resources at any time to
24implement this Act.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1302, eff. 7-27-10.)
 

 

 

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1    (325 ILCS 27/15 rep.)
2    Section 60. The Afterschool Youth Development Project Act
3is amended by repealing Section 15.
 
4    Section 65. The Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act is amended
5by changing Sections 1 and 3 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 515/1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7851)
7    Sec. 1. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly
8indicates otherwise:
9    (a) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
10    (b) "Head Injury" means a sudden insult or damage to the
11brain or its coverings, not of a degenerative nature, which
12produces an altered state of consciousness or temporarily or
13permanently impairs mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical
14functioning. Cerebral vascular accidents, aneurisms and
15congenital deficits are excluded from this definition.
16    (c) "Spinal cord injury" means an injury that occurs as a
17result of trauma, which involves spinal vertebral fracture, or
18where the injured person suffers any of the following effects:
19        (1) effects on the sensory system including numbness,
20    tingling or loss of sensation in the body or in one or more
21    extremities;
22        (2) effects on the motor system including weakness or
23    paralysis in one or more extremities;

 

 

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1        (3) effects on the visceral system including bowel or
2    bladder dysfunction or hypotension.
3    (d) (Blank). "Council" means the Advisory Council on Spinal
4Cord and Head Injuries.
5(Source: P.A. 86-510.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 515/3)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7853)
7    Sec. 3. (a) All reports and records made pursuant to this
8Act and maintained by the Department and other appropriate
9persons, officials and institutions pursuant to this Act shall
10be confidential. Information shall not be made available to any
11individual or institution except to:
12        (1) appropriate staff of the Department;
13        (2) any person engaged in a bona fide research project,
14    with the permission of the Director of Public Health,
15    except that no information identifying the subjects of the
16    reports or the reporters shall be made available to
17    researchers unless the Department requests and receives
18    consent for such release pursuant to the provisions of this
19    Section; and
20        (3) (blank). the Council, except that no information
21    identifying the subjects of the reports or the reporters
22    shall be made available to the Council unless consent for
23    release is requested and received pursuant to the
24    provisions of this Section. Only information pertaining to
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1    this Act shall be released to the Council.
2    (b) The Department shall not reveal the identity of a
3patient, physician or hospital, except that the identity of the
4patient may be released upon written consent of the patient,
5parent or guardian, the identity of the physician may be
6released upon written consent of the physician, and the
7identity of the hospital may be released upon written consent
8of the hospital.
9    (c) The Department shall request consent for release from a
10patient, a physician or hospital only upon a showing by the
11applicant for such release that obtaining the identities of
12certain patients, physicians or hospitals is necessary for his
13bonafide research directly related to the objectives of this
14Act.
15    (d) (Blank). The Department shall at least annually compile
16a report of the data accumulated through the reporting system
17established under Section 2 of this Act and shall submit such
18data relating to spinal cord and head injuries in accordance
19with confidentiality restrictions established pursuant to this
20Act to the Council.
21(Source: P.A. 86-510.)
 
22    (410 ILCS 223/10 rep.)
23    Section 70. The Newborn Eye Pathology Act is amended by
24repealing Section 10.
 

 

 

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1    (410 ILCS 515/6 rep.)
2    Section 75. The Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act is amended
3by repealing Section 6.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    15 ILCS 322/10
4    15 ILCS 322/30
5    15 ILCS 322/20 rep.
6    20 ILCS 2310/2310-323 rep.
7    20 ILCS 2335/Act rep.
8    20 ILCS 3405/22 rep.
9    20 ILCS 4028/Act rep.
10    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.10 rep.
11    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.15 rep.
12    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.20 rep.
13    110 ILCS 675/20-115 rep.
14    105 ILCS 5/27-20.4from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4
15    225 ILCS 46/65 rep.
16    325 ILCS 27/10
17    325 ILCS 27/20
18    325 ILCS 27/25
19    325 ILCS 27/30
20    325 ILCS 27/15 rep.
21    410 ILCS 515/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7851
22    410 ILCS 515/3from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7853
23    410 ILCS 223/10 rep.
24    410 ILCS 515/6 rep.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    15 ILCS 322/10
4    15 ILCS 322/30
5    15 ILCS 322/20 rep.
6    20 ILCS 2310/2310-323 rep.
7    20 ILCS 2335/Act rep.
8    20 ILCS 3405/22 rep.
9    20 ILCS 4028/Act rep.
10    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.10 rep.
11    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.15 rep.
12    105 ILCS 5/13B-35.20 rep.
13    110 ILCS 675/20-115 rep.
14    105 ILCS 5/27-20.4from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4
15    225 ILCS 46/65 rep.
16    325 ILCS 27/10
17    325 ILCS 27/20
18    325 ILCS 27/25
19    325 ILCS 27/30
20    325 ILCS 27/15 rep.
21    410 ILCS 515/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7851
22    410 ILCS 515/3from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7853
23    410 ILCS 223/10 rep.
24    410 ILCS 515/6 rep.