Full Text of HB0594 102nd General Assembly
HB0594ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Filed: 3/22/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 594
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 594 as follows:
| 3 | | on page 2, line 25, after the period, by inserting | 4 | | "Nominations for prospective Council members shall reflect the | 5 | | racial and gender diversity of this State and shall represent | 6 | | a diverse grouping of age distribution."; and | 7 | | on page 4, by replacing lines 15 through 18 with the following: | 8 | | "(2) at least 16 years of age and younger than 21 years | 9 | | of age, except that if the member turns 21 years of age | 10 | | during his or her term, such member shall be allowed to | 11 | | complete the term."; and | 12 | | on page 4, by replacing lines 19 through 23 with the following: | 13 | | "(3) be a student enrolled at a high school or a | 14 | | graduate from a high school with a diploma or a GED."; and |
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| 1 | | on page 5, by replacing line 17 with "(3) vote as a Council | 2 | | position on any matter pending before the General"; and | 3 | | on page 5, line 24, by deleting "and"; and | 4 | | by replacing line 25 on page 5 through line 2 on page 6 with | 5 | | the following: | 6 | | "(6) conduct periodic seminars for members of the | 7 | | Council concerning leadership, government, and the General | 8 | | Assembly;
| 9 | | (7) collaborate with other established youth advisory | 10 | | commissions or councils, or any other commission or | 11 | | council as necessary within the State of Illinois; and
| 12 | | (8) attend trainings, educational seminars, and other | 13 | | relevant educational events as approved by the Council."; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | on page 6, by replacing lines 4 through 13 with the following: | 16 | | "(a) On or before September 1 of each year, the Chair of | 17 | | the Council, or a committee formed by the Chair, shall notify | 18 | | all high schools, colleges, and universities in this State, | 19 | | and make a reasonable effort to also notify community-based | 20 | | youth organizations, civic institutions, and units of | 21 | | government, that the time for applying to become a member of | 22 | | the Council is open, and shall expire on October 31st. The | 23 | | notice shall include the requirements for membership and a |
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| 1 | | copy of the application.
| 2 | | (b) Upon receiving notice that the application period is | 3 | | open, any entity provided notice under subsection (a) shall | 4 | | make reasonable attempts to notify interested students of the | 5 | | Council."; and
| 6 | | on page 7, by replacing line 4 with "lodging, the printing of | 7 | | the required annual report, Council approved trainings, | 8 | | educational seminars, and other relevant educational events, | 9 | | and any other reimbursements approved by the Council. The"; | 10 | | and | 11 | | on page 7, line 6, by replacing "shall" with "may"; and | 12 | | on page 7, by replacing lines 13 through 23 with the following: | 13 | | "Section 55. Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council | 14 | | Fund. The Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund is | 15 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in | 16 | | the Fund shall be used to reimburse Council members for actual | 17 | | expenses incurred in traveling to Council meetings, including | 18 | | travel, food, and lodging, and other expenses such as printing | 19 | | the annual report, Council approved trainings, educational | 20 | | seminars, and other relevant educational events, and any other | 21 | | reimbursements approved by the Council in compliance with | 22 | | Section 50 of this Act. The moneys in the Illinois Legislative |
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| 1 | | Youth Advisory Council Fund are subject to appropriation by | 2 | | the General Assembly. The Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory | 3 | | Council Fund may accept private donations and gifts.".
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