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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 843
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 843 on page 1,
3 immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
4 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illinois Children and Youth Commission Act.
6 Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "Commission" means
7 the Illinois Children and Youth Commission.
8 Section 10. Creation of Commission. The Illinois
9 Children and Youth Commission is created to serve as an
10 advocacy organization within State government for children
11 and youth issues.
12 Section 15. Purpose of Commission. The purpose of the
13 Commission is to work with and across the various systems,
14 State agencies, federal agencies, and other governmental
15 agencies to produce collaboration and cooperation in
16 promoting a statewide policy agenda for Illinois' children
17 and youth.
18 Section 20. Membership of Commission. The Commission
19 shall consist of the following members:
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1 (1) A person appointed by the Governor, who shall
2 serve as chairperson.
3 (2) Thirteen representatives from business and
4 community organizations with a background in serving
5 children and youth, appointed by the Governor.
6 (3) One person appointed by the President of the
7 Senate.
8 (4) One person appointed by the Minority Leader of
9 the Senate.
10 (5) One person appointed by the Speaker of the
11 House of Representatives.
12 (6) One person appointed by the Minority Leader of
13 the House of Representatives.
14 (7) The Chairperson of the State Board of Education
15 or his or her designee.
16 (8) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her
17 designee.
18 (9) The Director of Commerce of Community Affairs
19 or his or her designee.
20 (10) The Director of Corrections or his or her
21 designee.
22 (11) The Director of State Police or his or her
23 designee.
24 (12) The Director of Aging or his or her designee.
25 (13) The Director of Public Health or his or her
26 designee.
27 (14) The Director of Children and Family Services
28 or his or her designee.
29 (15) The Chairperson of the Illinois Criminal
30 Justice Information Authority or his or her designee.
31 (16) The Chairperson of the Illinois Liquor Control
32 Commission or his or her designee.
33 (17) The Chairperson of the Illinois Juvenile
34 Justice Commission or his or her designee.
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1 (18) A representative of the Illinois Education
2 Association, appointed by the Governor.
3 (19) A representative of the Illinois Association
4 of Park Districts, appointed by the Governor.
5 (20) A representative of the United Way of
6 Illinois, appointed by the Governor.
7 (21) A representative of the Voices for Illinois
8 Children, appointed by the Governor.
9 (22) A representative of the Illinois Association
10 of Chiefs of Police, appointed by the Governor.
11 (23) A representative of the Statewide Business
12 Association, appointed by the Governor.
13 Section 25. No compensation; expenses. The members of
14 the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be
15 reimbursed for reasonable expenses.
16 Section 30. Term. Except for a member of the Commission
17 who is the head of a department of State government or his or
18 her designee, a member of the Commission shall serve for a
19 term of 2 years; however, the member may serve beyond his or
20 her 2-year term until a new member is appointed as a
21 replacement.
22 Section 35. Report. In addition to its other
23 activities, the Commission shall issue a report on November 1
24 of each year on the future of Illinois' children and youth,
25 measuring and grading various areas such as education
26 achievement, juvenile crime, substance abuse prevention,
27 mental health, medical insurance, and other areas as
28 determined by the Commission. The exact format of the report
29 shall be determined by the Commission. The report shall be
30 provided to the Governor and the General Assembly."; and
31 on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section 5" with "Section
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1 90".