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| Public Act 096-1225 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Community Youth Employment Act. | ||||
Section 5. Program; eligibility. Subject to appropriation, | ||||
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall | ||||
administer a competitive grant program that will provide 5,000 | ||||
youths with stipends or wages, or both, and supervision for up | ||||
to a 10-week summer work period. The grants shall be awarded | ||||
only to summer programs, of no more than 100 youths, that: | ||||
(1) are created and administered by a community-based | ||||
organization, not-for-profit organization, educational | ||||
institution, or governmental entity in Illinois; | ||||
(2) employ low-income youths in Illinois between the | ||||
ages of 14 and 21; and | ||||
(3) involve age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and | ||||
experience-appropriate: | ||||
(A) job training; | ||||
(B) life skills; | ||||
(C) education counseling; | ||||
(D) work readiness skills; or | ||||
(E) supervised meaningful work experience
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projects. | ||
Section 10. Eligible costs. Grant money awarded under this | ||
Act shall be used as follows: | ||
(1) a stipend of $7.50 per hour for learning activities | ||
and at least minimum wage for meaningful work experience | ||
for a maximum of 200
hours per participating youth, to be | ||
paid over a 10-week
period;
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(2) to provide salary for
supervisors for each summer | ||
program; | ||
(3) supportive services, including but not limited to | ||
transportation and child care; and
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(4) a 10% overhead, per summer program, to provide for | ||
insurance and business necessities. | ||
Section 15. Grantee responsibilities. Any entity receiving | ||
a grant under this Act must provide services to the youths | ||
receiving stipends or wages, or both, under this Act. In | ||
providing the following services, the entity must expend, out | ||
of the entity's budget, at least 20% of any amount awarded in | ||
paragraphs (2) through (4) of Section 10 to provide for | ||
services under this Section. The services provided must | ||
include: | ||
(1) job assessment services; | ||
(2) recreation services; | ||
(3) job placement services; or | ||
(4) administration of this youth program.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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