HB3260ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kam Buckner

Filed: 3/7/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3260

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3260 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Reimagine Public Safety Act is amended by adding Section 35-37 as follows:

(430 ILCS 69/35-37 new)

Sec. 35-37. Future Through Employment for Young Adults Program.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall establish a Future Through Employment for Young Adults Program to award grants to nonprofit entities to train young adults for the workforce and to place them in jobs with partners in the private and public sectors.

(b) As part of the Future Through Employment for Young Adults Program, the Office shall operate a school-year program and a summer program as follows:

(1) The school-year program shall operate during the school year of the district in which the program participant is located. Program participants enrolled in the school-year program will work 12 to 35 hours per week at an employer participating in the program at the rate of $15 per hour or the prevailing minimum wage in that county, whichever is higher. The Office shall enroll 80,0000 participants in the school-year program.

(2) The summer program shall operate during the summer break of the district where the program participant is located. Program participants enrolled in the summer program will work 25 hours per week at an employer participating in the program at the rate of $15 per hour or the prevailing minimum wage in that county, whichever is higher. The Office shall enroll 80,0000 participants in the school-year program.

(c) The Office shall work with local community-based organizations that interact with jobless youth and young adults and provide them strong, consistent support to build their work-related skills of showing up on time, working collaboratively with others, following instructions, and other critical skills to place participating students with an employer. The Office shall also coordinate with employers to provide program participants with jobs after training.

(d) The Office shall establish eligibility criteria for young adults and employers participating in the program.

(e) The Office may adopt any rules necessary to administer the provisions of this Section.".