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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Act is amended by adding Section 9.10 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 3005/9.10 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9.10. Youth Budget Commission. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Adolescent" or "youth" means a person between the ages of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 and 25 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Commission" means the Youth Budget Commission established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | under this Section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Service models" include the following tiers of service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | delivered to adolescents and their families: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (1) Prevention: support for at-risk youth (deterrence, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | prevention of harm, extra supports); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) Treatment/intervention: respond to significant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | challenges in need of direct intervention to change, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | resolve or reverse behaviors, conditions, or both; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (3) Corrective/rehabilitation: correct or rehabilitate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | acute behaviors or conditions that pose a physical or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | psychological danger or threat to adolescents; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (4) Positive Youth Development: build individual |
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1 | assets and increase competencies. | ||||||
2 | "Youth developmental goals" are defined as the outcomes of | ||||||
3 | stable, safe, healthy, educated, employable, and connected, | ||||||
4 | which align with the following Budgeting for Results goals: | ||||||
5 | (1) Stable: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable; | ||||||
6 | increasing individual and family stability and | ||||||
7 | self-sufficiency; | ||||||
8 | (2) Safe: creating safer communities; | ||||||
9 | (3) Healthy: improving the overall health of | ||||||
10 | Illinoisans; | ||||||
11 | (4) Educated: improving school readiness and student | ||||||
12 | success for all; | ||||||
13 | (5) Employable: increasing employment and attracting, | ||||||
14 | retaining and growing businesses; | ||||||
15 | (6) Connected: strengthening cultural and | ||||||
16 | environmental vitality. | ||||||
17 | (b) The Youth Budget Commission is established within the | ||||||
18 | Office with the goal of producing an annual fiscal scan. The | ||||||
19 | fiscal scan, under the direction of the Commission, shall be | ||||||
20 | used to advise the Governor and General Assembly, as well as | ||||||
21 | State agencies, on ways to improve and expand existing | ||||||
22 | policies, services, programs, and opportunities for | ||||||
23 | adolescents. For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year | ||||||
24 | thereafter, the Commission established under this Section, | ||||||
25 | shall complete an analysis of State budget items which directly | ||||||
26 | impact adolescents. This analysis will categorize budget items |
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1 | by the 6 identified youth developmental goals and 4 service | ||||||
2 | models. The analysis will include State agency expenditures | ||||||
3 | associated with these categories. General State Aid and federal | ||||||
4 | funds such as Medicaid will be excluded from the analysis. | ||||||
5 | The Commission shall also be responsible for: (1) | ||||||
6 | monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed legislation | ||||||
7 | and programs designed to address the needs of adolescents; (2) | ||||||
8 | assisting State agencies in developing programs, services, | ||||||
9 | public policies, and research strategies that will expand and | ||||||
10 | enhance the well-being of adolescents; (3) facilitating the | ||||||
11 | participation of and representation of adolescents in the | ||||||
12 | development, implementation, and planning of policies, | ||||||
13 | programs, and community-based services; and (4) promoting | ||||||
14 | research efforts to document the impact of policies and | ||||||
15 | programs on adolescents. | ||||||
16 | (c) The Commission shall guide the efforts of and | ||||||
17 | collaborate with State agencies, including the Illinois State | ||||||
18 | Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, the | ||||||
19 | Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of | ||||||
20 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Student | ||||||
21 | Assistance Commission, the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
22 | Services, the Department of Public Health, the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Community College Board, the Department of Juvenile Justice, | ||||||
24 | the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the | ||||||
25 | Department of Military Affairs, the Illinois Arts Council, the | ||||||
26 | Department of Corrections, the Board of Higher Education, |
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1 | Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Department on | ||||||
2 | Aging, and others. | ||||||
3 | (d) The Commission shall be comprised of 15 members | ||||||
4 | appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have a working | ||||||
5 | knowledge of youth development, human services, and economic | ||||||
6 | public policy in Illinois. One chairperson shall be a | ||||||
7 | representative of a statewide nonprofit children and family | ||||||
8 | services organization who has previously completed a similar | ||||||
9 | analysis of the Illinois State budget. The other chairperson | ||||||
10 | shall be a member of the General Assembly. Of the remaining | ||||||
11 | members: | ||||||
12 | (1) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
13 | that has expertise in the needs of low-income youth; | ||||||
14 | (2) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
15 | that has expertise in the needs of youth of color; | ||||||
16 | (3) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
17 | that has expertise in the needs of youth who are immigrants | ||||||
18 | or are children of immigrants; | ||||||
19 | (4) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
20 | that has expertise in the needs of youth who identify as | ||||||
21 | LGBTQ, gender non-conforming, or both; | ||||||
22 | (5) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
23 | that has expertise in the needs of youth who are | ||||||
24 | disconnected from traditional educational systems; | ||||||
25 | (6) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
26 | that has expertise in the needs of youth who are |
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1 | experiencing homelessness; and | ||||||
2 | (7) at least one member representing an organization | ||||||
3 | that has expertise in the needs of youth and young adults | ||||||
4 | involved with the justice system. | ||||||
5 | Commission members shall reflect regional representation | ||||||
6 | to ensure that the needs of adolescents throughout the State of | ||||||
7 | Illinois are met. Members will serve without compensation, but | ||||||
8 | shall be reimbursed for Commission-related expenses. Of the | ||||||
9 | initial members appointed under this Section: 5 members shall | ||||||
10 | serve for a 3-year term; 5 members shall serve for a 4-year | ||||||
11 | term; and 5 members shall serve for a 5-year term. Their | ||||||
12 | successors shall serve for 5-year terms. | ||||||
13 | (e) The Office shall provide administrative support to the | ||||||
14 | Commission.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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