Rep. Frank J. Mautino
Filed: 3/15/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1579




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1579 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth 
5Services Advisory Committee Act.
 
6    Section 5. Youth Services Advisory Committee; creation. 
7The Youth Services Advisory Committee is created to advise the 
8General Assembly and the Governor on youth services policy, 
9program, and budgetary matters related to the provision or 
10purchase of youth services. The Committee shall be a 
11public-private partnership to maximize the resources of 
12voluntary sector providers already invested in providing youth 
13services.
 
14    Section 10. Composition. The Committee shall be appointed  
15for a 2-year time period. The Governor shall appoint 2 
 
 
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1co-chairs.  One co-chair shall be the Director of a State agency 
2that provides youth services funding.  The other co-chair shall 
3be the  Director of a voluntary youth services agency.  There 
4shall be 24 members appointed by the Governor, including:
5        (1) the Director of  any State agency that currently 
6    provides State funds or oversees federal funds relating to 
7    youth services; and
8        (2) 20 representatives of youth services provider 
9    agencies and associations throughout Illinois that 
10    represent a range of youth services, including services for 
11    homeless youth, community-based youth services, and 
12    prevention services.
 
13    Section 15. Duties and functions. The purposes and 
14functions of the Committee are:
15        (1) to develop a comprehensive plan for Illinois youth 
16    services;
17        (2) to identify common and conflicting policies and 
18    procedures across State agencies;
19        (3) to identify service overlaps and gaps in the youth 
20    services system to maximize results with available 
21    funding;
22        (4) to determine the extent of available data that 
23    informs Illinois and its provider partners about the 
24    quality and quantity of youth services; and
25        (5) to determine how to create a robust data system 
 
 
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1    needed to tie performance and outcomes to available 
2    funding.
 

3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.".