Bill Amendment: IL HB0255 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: CONSERVATION-TECH
Status: 2024-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0788 [HB0255 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB0255-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: CONSERVATION-TECH
Status: 2024-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0788 [HB0255 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB0255-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 255 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 255 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth | ||||||
5 | and Young Adult Conservation Education Act.
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6 | Section 5. Declaration of intent. The General Assembly | ||||||
7 | finds that youth, representing all segments of society, | ||||||
8 | benefit from education and employment in the healthful outdoor | ||||||
9 | atmosphere of the State's park systems, recreational | ||||||
10 | facilities, and other public land and water areas and, through | ||||||
11 | those education and employment opportunities, will develop, | ||||||
12 | enhance, and maintain the natural resources of the State of | ||||||
13 | Illinois while gaining an understanding and appreciation of | ||||||
14 | the State's environment and heritage. The General Assembly, | ||||||
15 | therefore, creates this Act to establish the Youth and Young | ||||||
16 | Adult Conservation and Education Pilot Program to provide |
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1 | education and employment opportunities for the youth and young | ||||||
2 | adults of this State to further the development and | ||||||
3 | maintenance of the natural resources by Illinois' youth and, | ||||||
4 | in so doing, to prepare them for the responsibility of | ||||||
5 | maintaining and managing these resources.
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6 | Section 10. Definitions. | ||||||
7 | As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise | ||||||
8 | requires: | ||||||
9 | "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
10 | "Program" means the Youth and Young Adult Conservation and | ||||||
11 | Education Pilot Program created by this Act.
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12 | Section 15. Cooperation. The Department shall have the | ||||||
13 | full cooperation of the Illinois State Board of Education, the | ||||||
14 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois | ||||||
15 | State Job Coordinating Council created by the Federal Job | ||||||
16 | Training Partnership Act (Public Law 97-300), and the | ||||||
17 | Department of Employment Security in carrying out the purposes | ||||||
18 | of this Act.
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19 | Section 20. Funding. Funding for the Program shall be from | ||||||
20 | any State or federal funds or grants or other funding received | ||||||
21 | by the Department. The Program is subject to appropriation by | ||||||
22 | the General Assembly.
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1 | Section 25. Youth and Young Adult Conservation and | ||||||
2 | Education Pilot Program. | ||||||
3 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall | ||||||
4 | administer the Program. The Program may consist of any of the | ||||||
5 | following: | ||||||
6 | (1) allocation of grants to units of local government | ||||||
7 | or non-profit entities to provide conservation education | ||||||
8 | and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of | ||||||
9 | this State; | ||||||
10 | (2) development and implementation of conservation | ||||||
11 | education or job training programs; and | ||||||
12 | (3) internship opportunities with the Department for | ||||||
13 | youth and young adults of this State. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Program's education and employment opportunities | ||||||
15 | shall be limited to citizens of this State who at the time of | ||||||
16 | enrollment in the Program are 15 through 25 years of age. | ||||||
17 | Grants under this Act are limited to units of local government | ||||||
18 | and non-profit entities that are located in the State of | ||||||
19 | Illinois and that provide conservation education and | ||||||
20 | employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this | ||||||
21 | State. | ||||||
22 | (c) The Department shall designate suitable grant | ||||||
23 | opportunities, projects, internships, and educational | ||||||
24 | curriculum for the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
25 | Grants, projects, internships, and curriculum so | ||||||
26 | designated by the Department shall be for the purpose of: (1) |
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1 | development, enhancement, and maintenance of the natural | ||||||
2 | resources of the State of Illinois, and offering related | ||||||
3 | educational opportunities; (2) environmental stewardship and | ||||||
4 | civic responsibility; (3) enhancement of public lands owned or | ||||||
5 | leased by the Department or developing and enhancing projects | ||||||
6 | or initiatives undertaken in whole or part by the Department; | ||||||
7 | or (4) any combination of the purposes described in items (1) | ||||||
8 | through (3). Such projects, internships and curriculum shall | ||||||
9 | include improving the habitat of fauna and flora; improving | ||||||
10 | utilization of conservation or recreation facilities and lands | ||||||
11 | by the public; improving water quality; and any other project | ||||||
12 | deemed by the Department to improve the environmental, | ||||||
13 | economic, and recreational quality of the State's natural | ||||||
14 | resources. | ||||||
15 | All projects and internships designated by the Department | ||||||
16 | shall be within a reasonable commuting time for each | ||||||
17 | participant. In no circumstance shall interns be required to | ||||||
18 | spend more than 1 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a | ||||||
19 | designated area, but an intern may agree to spend more than 1 | ||||||
20 | 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a designated area. | ||||||
21 | (c) Interns shall receive at least the standard minimum | ||||||
22 | wage as set by the State of Illinois, when applicable, and | ||||||
23 | shall work normal working hours as determined by the | ||||||
24 | Department. The interns shall not be classified as employees | ||||||
25 | of the State for purposes of contributions to the State | ||||||
26 | Employees' Retirement System of Illinois or any other public |
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1 | employment retirement system of the State. | ||||||
2 | (d) The Department may enter into contracts, | ||||||
3 | intergovernmental agreements, grants, cooperative agreements, | ||||||
4 | memoranda of understanding, or other instruments as necessary | ||||||
5 | to implement the Program. | ||||||
6 | (e) The Department shall adopt administrative rules | ||||||
7 | pertaining to implementation, standards, criteria, and | ||||||
8 | administration of the Program.
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