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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 843
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 843 on page 1,
3 immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
4 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illinois Children and Youth Council Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7 "Council" means the Illinois Children and Youth Council.
8 "Department" means the Department of Children and Family
9 Services.
10 Section 10. Creation of Council. The Illinois Children
11 and Youth Council is created within the Department to serve
12 as an advocacy organization within State government for
13 children and youth issues.
14 Section 15. Purpose of Council. The purpose of the
15 Council is to work with and across the various systems, State
16 agencies, federal agencies, and other governmental agencies
17 to produce collaboration and cooperation in promoting a
18 statewide policy agenda for Illinois' children and youth.
19 Section 20. Membership of Council. The Council shall
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1 consist of the following members:
2 (1) A person appointed by the Governor, who shall
3 serve as chairperson.
4 (2) Thirteen representatives from business and
5 community organizations with a background in serving
6 children and youth, appointed by the Governor.
7 (3) One person appointed by the President of the
8 Senate.
9 (4) One person appointed by the Minority Leader of
10 the Senate.
11 (5) One person appointed by the Speaker of the
12 House of Representatives.
13 (6) One person appointed by the Minority Leader of
14 the House of Representatives.
15 (7) The Chairperson of the State Board of Education
16 or his or her designee.
17 (8) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her
18 designee.
19 (9) The Director of Commerce of Community Affairs
20 or his or her designee.
21 (10) The Director of Corrections or his or her
22 designee.
23 (11) The Director of State Police or his or her
24 designee.
25 (12) The Director of Aging or his or her designee.
26 (13) The Director of Public Health or his or her
27 designee.
28 (14) The Director of Children and Family Services
29 or his or her designee.
30 (15) The Chairperson of the Illinois Criminal
31 Justice Information Authority or his or her designee.
32 (16) The Chairperson of the Illinois Liquor Control
33 Commission or his or her designee.
34 (17) The Chairperson of the Illinois Juvenile
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1 Justice Commission or his or her designee.
2 (18) A representative of the Illinois Education
3 Association, appointed by the Governor.
4 (19) A representative of the Illinois Association
5 of Park Districts, appointed by the Governor.
6 (20) A representative of the United Way of
7 Illinois, appointed by the Governor.
8 (21) A representative of the Voices for Illinois
9 Children, appointed by the Governor.
10 (22) A representative of the Illinois Association
11 of Chiefs of Police, appointed by the Governor.
12 (23) A representative of the Statewide Business
13 Association, appointed by the Governor.
14 Not more than 10 members appointed by the Governor shall
15 be of the same political party.
16 Section 25. No compensation; expenses; staff support.
17 The members of the Council shall serve without compensation
18 but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses. The
19 Department shall provide staff support to the Council.
20 Section 30. Term. Except for a member of the Council
21 who is the head of a department of State government or his or
22 her designee, a member of the Council shall serve for a term
23 of 2 years; however, the member may serve beyond his or her
24 2-year term until a new member is appointed as a replacement.
25 Section 35. Report. In addition to its other
26 activities, the Council shall issue a report on November 1 of
27 each year on the future of Illinois' children and youth,
28 measuring and grading various areas such as education
29 achievement, juvenile crime, substance abuse prevention,
30 mental health, medical insurance, and other areas as
31 determined by the Council. The exact format of the report
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1 shall be determined by the Council. The report shall be
2 provided to the Governor and the General Assembly."; and
3 on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section 5" with "Section
4 90".