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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
5by adding Section 8.1 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/8.1 new)
7    Sec. 8.1. Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program.
8    (a) The Department shall adopt rules on the development and 
9implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot 
10Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with 
11professional training and experience through internships. The 
12Department may collaborate with other appropriate State 
13agencies to establish the pilot program. 
14    (b) The Department shall adopt rules on the application 
15process and eligibility requirements under the pilot program, 
16which shall include, but not be limited to, a rule establishing 
17that individuals who are at least 15 years old and are current 
18or former foster youth are eligible to participate in the pilot 
19program. 
20    (c) The Department shall adopt rules to use the 
21request-for-proposal process set forth in the Illinois 
22Procurement Code when soliciting and entering into contractual 
23agreements with organizations wanting to award internships 
 
 
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1under the pilot program. 
2    (d) The pilot program may be established in multiple 
3regions of the State. 
4    (e) Internships provided under the pilot program may be 
5paid or unpaid. 
6    (f) Subject to appropriations, beginning January 1, 2016, 
7the Department shall implement the  pilot program. The pilot 
8program shall operate for a 2-year period. At the end of that 
92-year period, the Department shall evaluate the pilot program 
10and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings, 
11including, but not limited to: (i) the number of foster youth 
12who participated in the pilot program; (ii) the location and 
13type of internships provided under the pilot program;  and (3) 
14the Department's efforts to recruit eligible individuals to 
15participate in the pilot program. The report shall state 
16whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program, 
17using performance metrics to explain the rationale for its 
18decision. 
 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.