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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 State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative
5Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 50-28 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 20/50-28 new)
7    Sec. 50-28. Youth Budget Commission.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Adolescent" or "youth" means a person between the ages of
108 and 25 years.
11    "Commission" means the Youth Budget Commission established
12under this Section.
13    "Service models" include the following tiers of service
14delivered to adolescents and their families:
15        (1) Prevention: support for at-risk youth (deterrence,
16    prevention of harm, extra supports).
17        (2) Treatment/intervention: respond to significant
18    challenges in need of direct intervention to change,
19    resolve or reverse behaviors, conditions, or both.
20        (3) Corrective/rehabilitation: correct or rehabilitate
21    acute behaviors or conditions that pose a physical or
22    psychological danger or threat to adolescents.
23        (4) Positive Youth Development: build individual

 

 

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1    assets and increase competencies.
2    "Youth developmental goals" are defined as the outcomes of
3stable, safe, healthy, educated, employable, and connected,
4which align with the following Budgeting for Results goals:
5        (1) Stable: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable;
6    increasing individual and family stability and
7    self-sufficiency.
8        (2) Safe: creating safer communities.
9        (3) Healthy: improving the overall health of
10    Illinoisans.
11        (4) Educated: improving school readiness and student
12    success for all.
13        (5) Employable: increasing employment and attracting,
14    retaining and growing businesses.
15        (6) Connected: strengthening cultural and
16    environmental vitality.
17    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Governor shall establish
18the Youth Budget Commission with the goal of producing an
19annual fiscal scan. The fiscal scan, under the direction of the
20Commission, shall be used to advise the Governor and General
21Assembly, as well as State agencies, on ways to improve and
22expand existing policies, services, programs, and
23opportunities for adolescents. The Governor's Office of
24Management and Budget shall post a link to the fiscal scan on
25its website. For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
26thereafter, the Commission established under this Section,

 

 

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1shall complete an analysis of enacted State budget items which
2directly impact adolescents. This analysis will categorize
3budget items by the 6 identified youth developmental goals and
44 service models. The analysis will include State agency
5expenditures associated with these categories. General State
6Aid and federal funds such as Medicaid will be excluded from
7the analysis.
8    The Commission shall also be responsible for: (1)
9monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed legislation
10and programs designed to address the needs of adolescents; (2)
11assisting State agencies in developing programs, services,
12public policies, and research strategies that will expand and
13enhance the well-being of adolescents; (3) facilitating the
14participation of and representation of adolescents in the
15development, implementation, and planning of policies,
16programs, and community-based services; and (4) promoting
17research efforts to document the impact of policies and
18programs on adolescents.
19    (c) The Commission shall collaborate with State agencies,
20including the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department
21of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family
22Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
23the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Department of
24Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public
25Health, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of
26Juvenile Justice, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information

 

 

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1Authority, the Department of Military Affairs, the Illinois
2Arts Council, the Department of Corrections, the Board of
3Higher Education, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy
4Commission, Department on Aging, and others.
5    (d) The Commission shall be comprised of 15 members
6appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have a working
7knowledge of youth development, human services, and economic
8public policy in Illinois. One chairperson shall be a
9representative of a statewide nonprofit children and family
10services organization who has previously completed a similar
11analysis of the Illinois State budget. The other chairperson
12shall be a member of the General Assembly. Of the remaining
13members:
14        (1) at least one member representing an organization
15    that has expertise in the needs of low-income youth;
16        (2) at least one member representing an organization
17    that has expertise in the needs of youth of color;
18        (3) at least one member representing an organization
19    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are immigrants
20    or are children of immigrants;
21        (4) at least one member representing an organization
22    that has expertise in the needs of youth who identify as
23    LGBTQ, gender non-conforming, or both;
24        (5) at least one member representing an organization
25    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are
26    disconnected from traditional educational systems;

 

 

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1        (6) at least one member representing an organization
2    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are
3    experiencing homelessness; and
4        (7) at least one member representing an organization
5    that has expertise in the needs of youth and young adults
6    involved with the justice system.
7    Commission members shall reflect regional representation
8to ensure that the needs of adolescents throughout the State of
9Illinois are met. Members will serve without compensation, but
10shall be reimbursed for Commission-related expenses. Of the
11initial members appointed under this Section: 5 members shall
12serve for a 3-year term; 5 members shall serve for a 4-year
13term; and 5 members shall serve for a 5-year term. Their
14successors shall serve for 5-year terms.
15    (e) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall
16provide administrative support to the Commission.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.