Public Act 099-0285
 
SB1255 EnrolledLRB099 10391 KTG 30618 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
by adding Section 8.1 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 505/8.1 new)
    Sec. 8.1. Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program.
    (a) The Department shall adopt rules on the development and 
implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot 
Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with 
professional training and experience through internships. The 
Department may collaborate with other appropriate State 
agencies to establish the pilot program. 
    (b) The Department shall adopt rules on the application 
process and eligibility requirements under the pilot program, 
which shall include, but not be limited to, a rule establishing 
that individuals who are at least 15 years old and are current 
or former foster youth are eligible to participate in the pilot 
program. 
    (c) The Department shall adopt rules to use the 
request-for-proposal process set forth in the Illinois 
Procurement Code when soliciting and entering into contractual 
agreements with organizations wanting to award internships 
under the pilot program. 
    (d) The pilot program may be established in multiple 
regions of the State. 
    (e) Internships provided under the pilot program may be 
paid or unpaid. 
    (f) Subject to appropriations, beginning January 1, 2016, 
the Department shall implement the  pilot program. The pilot 
program shall operate for a 2-year period. At the end of that 
2-year period, the Department shall evaluate the pilot program 
and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings, 
including, but not limited to: (i) the number of foster youth 
who participated in the pilot program; (ii) the location and 
type of internships provided under the pilot program;  and (3) 
the Department's efforts to recruit eligible individuals to 
participate in the pilot program. The report shall state 
whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program, 
using performance metrics to explain the rationale for its 
decision. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  


Effective Date:  8/5/2015