Rep. Esther Golar
Filed: 3/9/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3631 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3631 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:




 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Community Youth Employment Act.
 
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    Section 5. Program; eligibility. Subject to appropriation, 
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the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall 
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administer a competitive grant program that will provide 5,000 
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youths with stipends or wages, or both, and supervision for up 
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to  a 10-week summer work period. The grants shall be awarded 
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only to summer programs, of no more than 100 youths, that: 
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        (1) are  created and administered by a community-based 
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    organization, not-for-profit organization, educational 
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    institution, or governmental entity in Illinois;
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        (2) employ low-income youths in Illinois between the 
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    ages of 14 and 21; and
 


 






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        (3) involve age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and 
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    experience-appropriate:
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            (A) job training;
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            (B) life skills;
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            (C) education counseling; 
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            (D) work readiness skills; or
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            (E) supervised meaningful work experience
        
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        projects.
 
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    Section 10. Eligible costs. Grant money awarded under this 
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Act shall be used as follows:
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        (1) a stipend of $7.50 per hour for learning activities 
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    and at least minimum wage for meaningful work experience 
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    for a maximum of 200
    hours per participating youth, to be 
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    paid over a 10-week
    period;

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        (2) to provide salary for
    supervisors for each summer 
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    program;
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        (3) supportive services, including but not limited to 
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    transportation and child care; and

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        (4) a 10% overhead, per summer program, to provide for 
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    insurance and business necessities.
 
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    Section 15. Grantee responsibilities. Any entity receiving 
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a grant under this Act must provide services to the youths 
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receiving stipends or wages, or both, under this Act.  In 
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providing the following services, the entity must expend, out 
 


 






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of the entity's budget, at least 20% of any amount awarded in 
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paragraphs (2) through (4) of Section 10 to provide for 
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services under this Section. The services provided must 
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include:
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        (1) job assessment services;
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        (2) recreation services;
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        (3) job placement services; or
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        (4) administration of this youth program.
 

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