Full Text of SB0220 98th General Assembly
SB0220sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Michael E. Hastings Filed: 3/26/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 220
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 220 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and | 5 | | Community Service Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 2, 4, | 6 | | 5.1, 6.1, and 7 and by adding Sections 4.1 and 4.2 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 710/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 3801)
| 8 | | Sec. 1. Creation. There is created in the Department of | 9 | | Public Health Human Services the
Illinois Commission on | 10 | | Volunteerism and Community
Service.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
| 12 | | (20 ILCS 710/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 3802)
| 13 | | Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Illinois Commission on
| 14 | | Volunteerism and Community Service is to promote and support | 15 | | community
service in public and
private programs to meet the |
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| 1 | | needs of Illinois residents citizens ; to stimulate new
| 2 | | volunteerism and community service initiatives and | 3 | | partnerships; and to
serve as a resource and advocate among all | 4 | | State agencies within the Department of Human Services for
| 5 | | community service agencies, volunteers, and programs which
| 6 | | utilize federal, State , and private volunteers.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
| 8 | | (20 ILCS 710/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3804)
| 9 | | Sec. 4. Operation. The
Governor shall appoint a Director
of | 10 | | the Commission on Volunteerism and Community
Service who shall
| 11 | | serve
at the Governor's pleasure
and who shall receive such | 12 | | compensation
as is determined by
the Governor. The Director | 13 | | shall
employ such staff as is necessary to
carry out the | 14 | | purpose of this Act. The Commission, working
in cooperation | 15 | | with State agencies, individuals, local groups, and
| 16 | | organizations
throughout the State, may undertake programs and | 17 | | activities which further the
purposes of this Act , including, | 18 | | but not limited to, the following:
| 19 | | (a) providing technical assistance to programs which | 20 | | depend upon
volunteers;
| 21 | | (b) initiating community service programs to meet
| 22 | | previously unmet needs in Illinois;
| 23 | | (c) promoting and coordinating efforts to expand and | 24 | | improve the
statewide community service network;
| 25 | | (d) recognizing outstanding community service
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| 1 | | accomplishments;
| 2 | | (e) disseminating information to support community | 3 | | service programs and to
broaden community service
| 4 | | involvement throughout the State;
| 5 | | (f) implementing federally funded grant programs in | 6 | | Illinois such as the
National and Community Service Trust | 7 | | Act , as amended by the Serve America Act; .
| 8 | | (g) taking an active role in the State's emergency | 9 | | management plan to coordinate volunteers for disaster | 10 | | preparedness and response; | 11 | | (h) promoting intergenerational initiatives and | 12 | | efforts to promote inclusion among diverse populations; | 13 | | and | 14 | | (i) fostering an environment that promotes social | 15 | | innovation throughout the State. | 16 | | The Commission may receive and expend funds, grants and
| 17 | | services from any source for purposes reasonable and necessary | 18 | | to carry out a
coordinated plan of community service
throughout | 19 | | the State.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
| 21 | | (20 ILCS 710/4.1 new) | 22 | | Sec. 4.1. Illinois Service Education Award Grant. The | 23 | | Commission may, subject to appropriation, award an Illinois | 24 | | Service Education Award Grant to recipients of a national | 25 | | service educational award established under 42 U.S.C. 12602 and |
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| 1 | | awarded by the Corporation for National Community Service. The | 2 | | grant must be awarded only as a partial matching grant.
An | 3 | | individual who successfully completes a required term of | 4 | | full-time national service in an approved national service | 5 | | position in this State may apply to receive an Illinois Service | 6 | | Education Award Grant. The Commission shall adopt rules to | 7 | | govern the process for applying for the grant and for | 8 | | determining the amount of the grant and any other rules | 9 | | necessary to implement and administer this Section. | 10 | | An Illinois Service Education Award Grant may be used for | 11 | | any of the following purposes: | 12 | | (1) To repay student loans associated with attending an | 13 | | Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the | 14 | | Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | 15 | | (2) To pay all or part of the cost of attendance at an | 16 | | Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the | 17 | | Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | 18 | | (3) To pay expenses incurred in participating in an | 19 | | approved Illinois school-to-work program. | 20 | | (4) Any other purpose for which the national service | 21 | | educational award may lawfully be used. | 22 | | (20 ILCS 710/4.2 new) | 23 | | Sec. 4.2. Receiving and expending funds. The Commission may | 24 | | receive and expend funds, grants, and services from any source | 25 | | for purposes reasonable and necessary to carry out a |
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| 1 | | coordinated plan of community service throughout the State.
| 2 | | (20 ILCS 710/5.1)
| 3 | | Sec. 5.1. Commission. The Commission is established to | 4 | | encourage
community service and volunteer participation as a | 5 | | means of community and State
problem-solving; to promote and | 6 | | support voluntary resident citizen involvement in
government | 7 | | and private programs throughout the State; to develop a | 8 | | long-term,
comprehensive vision and plan of action for national | 9 | | volunteerism and
community service
initiatives in Illinois; | 10 | | and to serve as the State's liaison to national and
State | 11 | | organizations that support its mission.
| 12 | | The Commission shall consist of 15 to 25 bipartisan voting | 13 | | members and
up to 15
bipartisan nonvoting members. At least 25% | 14 | | of the members must be from
the City of Chicago.
| 15 | | The Governor shall appoint up to 25 voting members and up | 16 | | to 15
nonvoting members. Of
those initial 25 voting members, 10 | 17 | | shall serve for 3 years, 8 shall serve for
2 years, and 7 shall | 18 | | serve for one year. Voting members appointed by the
Governor | 19 | | shall include at least one representative of the following: an | 20 | | expert
in the education, training, and development needs of | 21 | | youth; an expert in philanthropy the chairman of the
City | 22 | | Colleges of a municipality having a population of more than 2 | 23 | | million ; a representative of
labor organizations; a | 24 | | representative of business; a representative of | 25 | | community-based the human services department of a |
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| 1 | | municipality
with a population of more than 2 million; | 2 | | community based organizations; the
State Superintendent of | 3 | | Education; the Superintendent of Police of a
municipality | 4 | | having a population of more than 2 million; a youth between 16 | 5 | | and
25 years old who is a participant or supervisor in a | 6 | | community service program;
the President of a County Board of a | 7 | | county having a population of more than 3
million; an expert in | 8 | | older adult volunteerism; a representative of persons with | 9 | | disabilities the public health commissioner
of a municipality | 10 | | having a population of more than 2 million ; a representative of | 11 | | local government;
and a representative of a national service | 12 | | program. A representative of the
federal Corporation for | 13 | | National Service shall be appointed as a nonvoting
member.
| 14 | | Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum extent | 15 | | practicable, that
the Commission is diverse with respect to | 16 | | race, ethnicity, age, gender,
geography, and disability. Not | 17 | | more than 50% of the Commission appointed by
the Governor may | 18 | | be from the same political party.
| 19 | | Subsequent voting members of the Commission shall serve | 20 | | 3-year terms.
Commissioners must be allowed to serve until new | 21 | | commissioners are appointed
in order to maintain the federally | 22 | | required number of commissioners.
| 23 | | Each nonvoting member shall serve at the pleasure of the | 24 | | Governor.
| 25 | | Members of the Commission may not serve more than 3 | 26 | | consecutive
terms.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner |
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| 1 | | as the original appointments and
any member so appointed shall | 2 | | serve during the remainder of the term for which
the vacancy | 3 | | occurred. The
members shall not receive any compensation but | 4 | | shall
be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 5 | | performance of their
duties.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 710/6.1)
| 8 | | Sec. 6.1. Functions of Commission. The Commission shall | 9 | | meet at least
quarterly and shall advise and consult with the | 10 | | Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office Human
| 11 | | Services and the
Director on all matters relating to community | 12 | | service in Illinois. In
addition, the Commission shall have the | 13 | | following duties:
| 14 | | (a) prepare a 3-year State national and community
service | 15 | | plan, developed through an open,
public process and updated | 16 | | annually;
| 17 | | (b) prepare the financial assistance applications of the | 18 | | State under
the National and Community Service Trust Fund Act | 19 | | of 1993 , as amended by the Serve America Act ;
| 20 | | (c) assist in the preparation of the application by the | 21 | | State Board of
Education for assistance under that Act;
| 22 | | (d) prepare the State's application under that Act for the | 23 | | approval of
national service positions;
| 24 | | (e) assist in the provision of health care and child care | 25 | | benefits under
that Act;
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| 1 | | (f) develop a State recruitment, placement, and | 2 | | information dissemination
system for participants in programs | 3 | | that receive assistance under the national
service laws;
| 4 | | (g) administer the State's grant program including | 5 | | selection, oversight, and
evaluation of grant recipients;
| 6 | | (h) make technical assistance available to enable | 7 | | applicants to plan and
implement service programs and to apply | 8 | | for assistance under the national
service laws;
| 9 | | (i) develop projects, training methods, curriculum | 10 | | materials, and other
activities related to service;
| 11 | | (j) coordinate its functions with any division of the | 12 | | federal
Corporation for National and Community Service | 13 | | outlined in the
National and Community Service Trust Fund Act | 14 | | of 1993 , as amended by the Serve America Act .
| 15 | | (k) publicize Commission services and promote community
| 16 | | involvement in the
activities of the Commission;
| 17 | | (l) promote increased visibility and support for | 18 | | volunteers of all ages,
especially youth and senior citizens,
| 19 | | and community
service in meeting the needs of Illinois | 20 | | residents citizens ; and
| 21 | | (m) represent the Department of Public Health and the | 22 | | Governor's Office Human Services on such occasions and in such | 23 | | manner as
the Department may provide.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
| 25 | | (20 ILCS 710/7)
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| 1 | | Sec. 7. Program transfer. On the effective date of this | 2 | | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly this amendatory Act | 3 | | of the 91st General
Assembly , the
authority, powers, and duties | 4 | | in this Act of the Department of Human Services Commerce and
| 5 | | Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic | 6 | | Opportunity) are
transferred to the Department of Public Health | 7 | | Human Services .
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
| 9 | | Section 95. Illinois Compiled Statutes reassignment. | 10 | | The Legislative Reference Bureau shall reassign the | 11 | | following Act to the specified location in the Illinois | 12 | | Compiled Statutes and file appropriate documents with the Index | 13 | | Division of the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance | 14 | | with subsection (c) of Section 5.04 of the Legislative | 15 | | Reference Bureau Act: | 16 | | Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community | 17 | | Service Act, reassigned from 20 ILCS 710/ to 20 ILCS | 18 | | 2330/.".
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