SB1323eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning conservation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Community Youth Employment Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(30 ILCS 757/5)

Sec. 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 52-week, year-round 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 projects.

(Source: P.A. 96-1225, eff. 7-23-10.)