Public Act 099-0416
 
HB3284 EnrolledLRB099 09624 JWD 29833 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Opportunities for At-Risk Women Act.
 
    Section 5. Task Force. There is created within the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the Task Force
on Opportunities for At-Risk Women, composed of the following
members:
    (1) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
    (2) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
    (3) one member appointed by the President of the Senate;
    (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
    (5) the Secretary of State, or his or her designee;
    (6) the Executive Director of the Criminal Justice
Information Authority, or his or her designee;
    (7) the Director of the Department of Children and Family
Services, or his or her designee;
    (8) the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, or his or her designee;
    (9) the Director of the Department of Employment Security,
or his or her designee;
    (10) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services, or his or her designee;
    (11) the Executive Director of the Community College Board,
or his or her designee;
    (12) the Superintendent of the State Board of Education, or
his or her designee; and
    (13) such other members as the Governor may appoint, who
shall be experts with the following backgrounds: educators,
prison officials, 21st Century programmers or other after
school tutoring programs that are implemented in other counties
throughout Illinois, community organization service providers,
local college personnel, healthcare personnel, housing
authority personnel, and addiction and recovery personnel.
    Members shall serve for 4-year terms and may be
reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the respective
appointing authorities for the remainder of the current term.
Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed
for reasonable expenses from funds appropriated for that
purpose.
    Members shall elect from their number a chairperson, and
such other officers as they may choose, for a 2-year term. The
Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair, but not less
than twice per year. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity shall provide administrative support, technical
assistance, meeting space, and funding to the Task Force.
 
    Section 10. Duties of the Task Force.
    (a) The Task Force shall strategize and design a plan for
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to partner
and outsource with State and local governmental agencies,
companies, and organizations that aid in helping at-risk women
and their families become successful productive citizens.
    (b) This partnership will include material distribution of
available resources offered in their communities as well as
referrals to organizations and companies that provide
necessary services to aide in their success. The following are
targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing: housing
assistance; educational information on enhancement and
advancement; parenting and family bonding classes; financial
education and literacy, including budgeting; quality
afterschool programming, including tutoring; self-esteem and
empowerment classes; healthy relationships classes for the
entire family, including warning signs and appropriate
handling of bullying; integrity classes; social etiquette
classes; job preparedness workshops; temperament behavior
classes, including anger management; addiction and recovery
clinics, including referrals; health education classes; job
training opportunities; and the expansion of Redeploy Illinois
into Cook County.
    (c) For the purposes of this Act, "at-risk women" means
women who are at increased risk of incarceration because of
poverty, abuse, addiction, financial challenges, illiteracy,
or other causes. The term "at-risk women" may include, but
shall not be limited to, women who have previously been
incarcerated.
 
    Section 15. Annual report. The Task Force shall report
annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on its
activities and shall include any recommendations for
legislation or rulemaking to facilitate its work in the
targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing.