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| Public Act 100-0818 | ||||
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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: | ||||
(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 | ||||
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, | ||
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 | ||
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; | ||
(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. | ||