Full Text of HB0370 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth | 5 | | Health and Safety Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings and declaration of policy. The General | 7 | | Assembly finds, determines, and declares the following:
| 8 | | (1) In 2019, the State of Illinois enacted the | 9 | | Reproductive Health Act to establish and affirm the | 10 | | fundamental right of all individuals in our State to make | 11 | | their own decisions about their reproductive health care | 12 | | without government interference.
| 13 | | (2) Illinois' support of reproductive health care | 14 | | stood in stark contrast to actions in other states aimed | 15 | | at limiting, and even banning, access to reproductive | 16 | | health care, including abortion care. The Reproductive | 17 | | Health Act further established Illinois as a bulwark in | 18 | | the protection of access to reproductive health care in | 19 | | the Midwest. The pace of attacks on the fundamental right | 20 | | of individuals to make autonomous decisions about their | 21 | | lives has accelerated dangerously since 2019.
| 22 | | (3) So far in calendar year 2021, 47 states considered | 23 | | severe abortion restrictions, including 10 bans in direct |
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| 1 | | conflict with the basic guarantees contained in Roe v. | 2 | | Wade and the protections codified under the Reproductive | 3 | | Health Act. Additionally, the Supreme Court of the United | 4 | | States is being asked to overturn the holding in Roe v. | 5 | | Wade in a case concerning an abortion ban in Mississippi, | 6 | | a development threatening to leave millions of Americans | 7 | | without access to abortion care.
| 8 | | (4) These attacks reached their zenith with the | 9 | | passage of an abortion ban in Texas that deputized | 10 | | individuals across the country to act as "bounty hunters" | 11 | | allowing for lawsuits against physicians providing | 12 | | abortion care to people who are pregnant and others | 13 | | helping those seeking that care.
| 14 | | (5) Illinois again is called to be an example for the | 15 | | nation in the protection of reproductive health care while | 16 | | also working to establish healthy family communications, | 17 | | protecting the health and safety of youth including those | 18 | | who are pregnant and parenting, and investing in | 19 | | individuals throughout their lives.
| 20 | | (6) It is in the public policy interest of the State to | 21 | | ensure that Illinois residents, and individuals coming to | 22 | | the State of Illinois to access reproductive health care, | 23 | | are safe and free from barriers to access, including, but | 24 | | not limited to, medically unnecessary waiting periods, | 25 | | bans on particular reproductive health procedures, and | 26 | | restrictions or legal threats when accessing reproductive |
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| 1 | | health care. The State of Illinois recognizes it is not | 2 | | the role of government to deny access to reproductive | 3 | | health care for its residents and those traveling to the | 4 | | State to access healthcare, especially those who are | 5 | | traveling to the State of Illinois because of the | 6 | | implementation of severe abortion restrictions in their | 7 | | home states. It is also in the public policy interest of | 8 | | the State to protect and support providers of reproductive | 9 | | health care and ensure that there are no penalties | 10 | | targeting providers, and individuals who support or aide | 11 | | those seeking reproductive health care in Illinois. The | 12 | | State of Illinois also opposes criminal litigation | 13 | | directed at those who provide healthcare or support to | 14 | | individuals traveling from states with such laws.
| 15 | | (7) The Youth Health and Safety Act seeks to restate | 16 | | Illinois' commitment to full and equitable access to | 17 | | reproductive health care for all persons across the State, | 18 | | without barriers based on race or ethnicity, immigration | 19 | | status, age, geographic location, economic means, | 20 | | education level, or other categories of identity. The Act | 21 | | confirms that Illinois will not move backwards and will | 22 | | continue to assure that reproductive rights are protected | 23 | | and recognized.
| 24 | | Section 10. The Youth Health and Safety Advisory Working | 25 | | Group; duties and responsibilities.
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| 1 | | (a) The Youth Health and Safety Advisory Working Group is | 2 | | created for the purpose of identifying and reviewing laws and | 3 | | regulations that impact pregnant and parenting youth and youth | 4 | | that may become pregnant or a parent. The working group shall | 5 | | identify existing and needed resources for pregnant and | 6 | | parenting youth, and youth seeking reproductive healthcare. In | 7 | | this Act, "youth" means an individual under 18 years of age.
| 8 | | The working group shall prepare and make public a report | 9 | | that details available information and makes recommendations | 10 | | as necessary.
| 11 | | (b) The working group shall identify laws and regulations | 12 | | that impact pregnant and parenting youth, or that may impact a | 13 | | pregnant or parenting youth, and provide information and | 14 | | resources on topics related to healthcare, including, but not | 15 | | limited to the following:
| 16 | | (1) consent to medical care, including what healthcare | 17 | | and treatments are available, and access to confidential | 18 | | treatment and care;
| 19 | | (2) pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and parenting;
| 20 | | (3) counseling services, including, but not limited | 21 | | to, reproduction and sexual health, pregnancy and | 22 | | post-pregnancy, mental health, family, and parenting;
| 23 | | (4) emancipation; and
| 24 | | (5) insurance coverage.
| 25 | | (c) The working group shall identify and provide | 26 | | information and resources that encourage and support open |
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| 1 | | communication and conversation between youth and their | 2 | | families and other trusted people in their lives, including, | 3 | | but not limited to, counseling services, classes and | 4 | | workshops, talk and text-lines, online and social media | 5 | | options, tools targeted to parents and adults, and tools | 6 | | targeted to youth.
| 7 | | (d) The working group shall identify and provide | 8 | | information and resources for pregnant and parenting youth | 9 | | related to education, employment, housing, food access, child | 10 | | care, and human trafficking, including the prevention of | 11 | | trafficking.
| 12 | | Section 15. Membership; meetings.
| 13 | | (a) The members of the working group shall include and | 14 | | represent the diversity of the people of Illinois, and shall | 15 | | be composed of the following:
| 16 | | (1) Four members appointed by the Senate President, | 17 | | with at least 2 youth.
| 18 | | (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 19 | | the Senate, with at least one youth.
| 20 | | (3) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House | 21 | | of Representatives, with at least 2 youth.
| 22 | | (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 23 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with at least | 24 | | one youth.
| 25 | | (5) One State Representative appointed by the Speaker |
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| 1 | | of the House of Representatives. | 2 | | (6) One State Representative appointed by the Minority | 3 | | Leader of the House of
Representatives. | 4 | | (7) One State Senator appointed by the President of | 5 | | the Senate. | 6 | | (8) One State Senator appointed by the Minority Leader | 7 | | of the Senate. | 8 | | (9) Four members appointed by the Governor, with at | 9 | | least 2 youth. | 10 | | (b) Appointments for the working group shall be made on or | 11 | | before August 31, 2022.
| 12 | | (c) Members shall serve without compensation.
| 13 | | (d) The Department of Public Health shall provide | 14 | | administrative support to the working group.
| 15 | | Section 20. Report; dissolution. The working group shall | 16 | | issue a report based upon its findings. The report shall be | 17 | | submitted to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | 18 | | July 1, 2023. | 19 | | Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | 20 | | 2024. | 21 | | Section 90. Public Act 89-18, approved June 1, 1995, as | 22 | | amended, is repealed.
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