Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Filed: 3/26/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 220

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 220 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and
5Community Service Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 2, 4,
65.1, 6.1, and 7 and by adding Sections 4.1 and 4.2 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 710/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 3801)
8    Sec. 1. Creation. There is created in the Department of
9Public Health Human Services the Illinois Commission on
10Volunteerism and Community Service.
11(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
12    (20 ILCS 710/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 3802)
13    Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Illinois Commission on
14Volunteerism and Community Service is to promote and support
15community service in public and private programs to meet the

 

 

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1needs of Illinois residents citizens; to stimulate new
2volunteerism and community service initiatives and
3partnerships; and to serve as a resource and advocate among all
4State agencies within the Department of Human Services for
5community service agencies, volunteers, and programs which
6utilize federal, State, and private volunteers.
7(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 710/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 3804)
9    Sec. 4. Operation. The Governor shall appoint a Director of
10the Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service who shall
11serve at the Governor's pleasure and who shall receive such
12compensation as is determined by the Governor. The Director
13shall employ such staff as is necessary to carry out the
14purpose of this Act. The Commission, working in cooperation
15with State agencies, individuals, local groups, and
16organizations throughout the State, may undertake programs and
17activities which further the purposes of this Act, including,
18but not limited to, the following:
19        (a) providing technical assistance to programs which
20    depend upon volunteers;
21        (b) initiating community service programs to meet
22    previously unmet needs in Illinois;
23        (c) promoting and coordinating efforts to expand and
24    improve the statewide community service network;
25        (d) recognizing outstanding community service

 

 

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1    accomplishments;
2        (e) disseminating information to support community
3    service programs and to broaden community service
4    involvement throughout the State;
5        (f) implementing federally funded grant programs in
6    Illinois such as the National and Community Service Trust
7    Act, as amended by the Serve America Act; .
8        (g) taking an active role in the State's emergency
9    management plan to coordinate volunteers for disaster
10    preparedness and response;
11        (h) promoting intergenerational initiatives and
12    efforts to promote inclusion among diverse populations;
13    and
14        (i) fostering an environment that promotes social
15    innovation throughout the State.
16    The Commission may receive and expend funds, grants and
17services from any source for purposes reasonable and necessary
18to carry out a coordinated plan of community service throughout
19the State.
20(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
21    (20 ILCS 710/4.1 new)
22    Sec. 4.1. Illinois Service Education Award Grant. The
23Commission may, subject to appropriation, award an Illinois
24Service Education Award Grant to recipients of a national
25service educational award established under 42 U.S.C. 12602 and

 

 

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1awarded by the Corporation for National Community Service. The
2grant must be awarded only as a partial matching grant. An
3individual who successfully completes a required term of
4full-time national service in an approved national service
5position in this State may apply to receive an Illinois Service
6Education Award Grant. The Commission shall adopt rules to
7govern the process for applying for the grant and for
8determining the amount of the grant and any other rules
9necessary to implement and administer this Section.
10    An Illinois Service Education Award Grant may be used for
11any of the following purposes:
12        (1) To repay student loans associated with attending an
13    Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the
14    Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
15        (2) To pay all or part of the cost of attendance at an
16    Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the
17    Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
18        (3) To pay expenses incurred in participating in an
19    approved Illinois school-to-work program.
20        (4) Any other purpose for which the national service
21    educational award may lawfully be used.
 
22    (20 ILCS 710/4.2 new)
23    Sec. 4.2. Receiving and expending funds. The Commission may
24receive and expend funds, grants, and services from any source
25for purposes reasonable and necessary to carry out a

 

 

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1coordinated plan of community service throughout the State.
 
2    (20 ILCS 710/5.1)
3    Sec. 5.1. Commission. The Commission is established to
4encourage community service and volunteer participation as a
5means of community and State problem-solving; to promote and
6support voluntary resident citizen involvement in government
7and private programs throughout the State; to develop a
8long-term, comprehensive vision and plan of action for national
9volunteerism and community service initiatives in Illinois;
10and to serve as the State's liaison to national and State
11organizations that support its mission.
12    The Commission shall consist of 15 to 25 bipartisan voting
13members and up to 15 bipartisan nonvoting members. At least 25%
14of the members must be from the City of Chicago.
15    The Governor shall appoint up to 25 voting members and up
16to 15 nonvoting members. Of those initial 25 voting members, 10
17shall serve for 3 years, 8 shall serve for 2 years, and 7 shall
18serve for one year. Voting members appointed by the Governor
19shall include at least one representative of the following: an
20expert in the education, training, and development needs of
21youth; an expert in philanthropy the chairman of the City
22Colleges of a municipality having a population of more than 2
23million; a representative of labor organizations; a
24representative of business; a representative of
25community-based the human services department of a

 

 

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1municipality with a population of more than 2 million;
2community based organizations; the State Superintendent of
3Education; the Superintendent of Police of a municipality
4having a population of more than 2 million; a youth between 16
5and 25 years old who is a participant or supervisor in a
6community service program; the President of a County Board of a
7county having a population of more than 3 million; an expert in
8older adult volunteerism; a representative of persons with
9disabilities the public health commissioner of a municipality
10having a population of more than 2 million; a representative of
11local government; and a representative of a national service
12program. A representative of the federal Corporation for
13National Service shall be appointed as a nonvoting member.
14    Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum extent
15practicable, that the Commission is diverse with respect to
16race, ethnicity, age, gender, geography, and disability. Not
17more than 50% of the Commission appointed by the Governor may
18be from the same political party.
19    Subsequent voting members of the Commission shall serve
203-year terms. Commissioners must be allowed to serve until new
21commissioners are appointed in order to maintain the federally
22required number of commissioners.
23    Each nonvoting member shall serve at the pleasure of the
24Governor.
25    Members of the Commission may not serve more than 3
26consecutive terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner

 

 

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1as the original appointments and any member so appointed shall
2serve during the remainder of the term for which the vacancy
3occurred. The members shall not receive any compensation but
4shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
5performance of their duties.
6(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
7    (20 ILCS 710/6.1)
8    Sec. 6.1. Functions of Commission. The Commission shall
9meet at least quarterly and shall advise and consult with the
10Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office Human
11Services and the Director on all matters relating to community
12service in Illinois. In addition, the Commission shall have the
13following duties:
14    (a) prepare a 3-year State national and community service
15plan, developed through an open, public process and updated
16annually;
17    (b) prepare the financial assistance applications of the
18State under the National and Community Service Trust Fund Act
19of 1993, as amended by the Serve America Act;
20    (c) assist in the preparation of the application by the
21State Board of Education for assistance under that Act;
22    (d) prepare the State's application under that Act for the
23approval of national service positions;
24    (e) assist in the provision of health care and child care
25benefits under that Act;

 

 

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1    (f) develop a State recruitment, placement, and
2information dissemination system for participants in programs
3that receive assistance under the national service laws;
4    (g) administer the State's grant program including
5selection, oversight, and evaluation of grant recipients;
6    (h) make technical assistance available to enable
7applicants to plan and implement service programs and to apply
8for assistance under the national service laws;
9    (i) develop projects, training methods, curriculum
10materials, and other activities related to service;
11    (j) coordinate its functions with any division of the
12federal Corporation for National and Community Service
13outlined in the National and Community Service Trust Fund Act
14of 1993, as amended by the Serve America Act.
15    (k) publicize Commission services and promote community
16involvement in the activities of the Commission;
17    (l) promote increased visibility and support for
18volunteers of all ages, especially youth and senior citizens,
19and community service in meeting the needs of Illinois
20residents citizens; and
21    (m) represent the Department of Public Health and the
22Governor's Office Human Services on such occasions and in such
23manner as the Department may provide.
24(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
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1    Sec. 7. Program transfer. On the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly this amendatory Act
3of the 91st General Assembly, the authority, powers, and duties
4in this Act of the Department of Human Services Commerce and
5Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
6Opportunity) are transferred to the Department of Public Health
7Human Services.
8(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
9    Section 95. Illinois Compiled Statutes reassignment.
10    The Legislative Reference Bureau shall reassign the
11following Act to the specified location in the Illinois
12Compiled Statutes and file appropriate documents with the Index
13Division of the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance
14with subsection (c) of Section 5.04 of the Legislative
15Reference Bureau Act:
16        Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community
17    Service Act, reassigned from 20 ILCS 710/ to 20 ILCS
18    2330/.".