(20 ILCS 4136/5)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2028)

Sec. 5. Commission on Youth Sports; purpose; duties.

(a) The Commission on Youth Sports is created.

(b) The purpose of the Commission is to gather and evaluate community feedback and make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Human Services concerning the following:

(1) the creation of equitable, safe, and sustainable access for youth across this State to participate in sports that meet their skills and match their interests;

(2) the expansion and integration of positive youth development in youth sports; and

(3) the promotion, development, expansion, hosting, and fostering of youth sports, youth sports programs, and youth sporting events and tournaments throughout this State.

(c) The recommendations made by the Commission shall focus generally on the creation, promotion, and encouragement of sports-based youth development. The recommendations reported by the Commission to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Human Services shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following objectives:

(1) to support workshops, trainings, and conferences that promote positive youth development through sport;

(2) to connect public, private, local, and State entities to generate funding for youth sports programs and to facilitate the communication of information statewide about youth sports programs and events;

(3) to promote the equitable participation of community youth sports programs;

(4) to encourage the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in youth sports and youth sports programs; and

(5) to encourage the inclusion and participation of persons from historically disadvantaged communities in youth sports and youth sports programs.

(Source: P.A. 104-222, eff. 8-15-25.)