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Public Act 100-0818
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| HB5202 Enrolled | LRB100 18855 HLH 34097 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative |
Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 50-28 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 20/50-28 new) |
Sec. 50-28. Youth Budget Commission. |
(a) As used in this Section: |
"Adolescent" or "youth" means a person between the ages of |
8 and 25 years. |
"Commission" means the Youth Budget Commission established |
under this Section. |
"Service models" include the following tiers of service |
delivered to adolescents and their families: |
(1) Prevention: support for at-risk youth (deterrence, |
prevention of harm, extra supports). |
(2) Treatment/intervention: respond to significant |
challenges in need of direct intervention to change, |
resolve or reverse behaviors, conditions, or both. |
(3) Corrective/rehabilitation: correct or rehabilitate |
acute behaviors or conditions that pose a physical or |
psychological danger or threat to adolescents. |
(4) Positive Youth Development: build individual |
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assets and increase competencies. |
"Youth developmental goals" are defined as the outcomes of |
stable, safe, healthy, educated, employable, and connected, |
which align with the following Budgeting for Results goals: |
(1) Stable: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable; |
increasing individual and family stability and |
self-sufficiency. |
(2) Safe: creating safer communities. |
(3) Healthy: improving the overall health of |
Illinoisans. |
(4) Educated: improving school readiness and student |
success for all. |
(5) Employable: increasing employment and attracting, |
retaining and growing businesses. |
(6) Connected: strengthening cultural and |
environmental vitality. |
(b) Subject to appropriation, the Governor shall establish |
the Youth Budget Commission with the goal of producing an |
annual fiscal scan. The fiscal scan, under the direction of the |
Commission, shall be used to advise the Governor and General |
Assembly, as well as State agencies, on ways to improve and |
expand existing policies, services, programs, and |
opportunities for adolescents. The Governor's Office of |
Management and Budget shall post a link to the fiscal scan on |
its website. For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year |
thereafter, the Commission established under this Section, |
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shall complete an analysis of enacted State budget items which |
directly impact adolescents. This analysis will categorize |
budget items by the 6 identified youth developmental goals and |
4 service models. The analysis will include State agency |
expenditures associated with these categories. General State |
Aid and federal funds such as Medicaid will be excluded from |
the analysis. |
The Commission shall also be responsible for: (1) |
monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed legislation |
and programs designed to address the needs of adolescents; (2) |
assisting State agencies in developing programs, services, |
public policies, and research strategies that will expand and |
enhance the well-being of adolescents; (3) facilitating the |
participation of and representation of adolescents in the |
development, implementation, and planning of policies, |
programs, and community-based services; and (4) promoting |
research efforts to document the impact of policies and |
programs on adolescents. |
(c) The Commission shall collaborate with State agencies, |
including the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department |
of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family |
Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, |
the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Department of |
Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public |
Health, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of |
Juvenile Justice, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information |
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Authority, the Department of Military Affairs, the Illinois |
Arts Council, the Department of Corrections, the Board of |
Higher Education, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy |
Commission, Department on Aging, and others. |
(d) The Commission shall be comprised of 15 members |
appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have a working |
knowledge of youth development, human services, and economic |
public policy in Illinois. One chairperson shall be a |
representative of a statewide nonprofit children and family |
services organization who has previously completed a similar |
analysis of the Illinois State budget. The other chairperson |
shall be a member of the General Assembly. Of the remaining |
members: |
(1) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of low-income youth; |
(2) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth of color; |
(3) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth who are immigrants |
or are children of immigrants; |
(4) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth who identify as |
LGBTQ, gender non-conforming, or both; |
(5) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth who are |
disconnected from traditional educational systems; |
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(6) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth who are |
experiencing homelessness; and |
(7) at least one member representing an organization |
that has expertise in the needs of youth and young adults |
involved with the justice system. |
Commission members shall reflect regional representation |
to ensure that the needs of adolescents throughout the State of |
Illinois are met. Members will serve without compensation, but |
shall be reimbursed for Commission-related expenses. Of the |
initial members appointed under this Section: 5 members shall |
serve for a 3-year term; 5 members shall serve for a 4-year |
term; and 5 members shall serve for a 5-year term. Their |
successors shall serve for 5-year terms. |
(e) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall |
provide administrative support to the Commission.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |