Bill Text: IL HB5616 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Violence Reduction Funding Act of 2018. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to make grants to community-based organizations for the purpose of carrying out community-based violence reduction programs. Provides that the programs shall reflect strong community involvement and provide specified services including: (i) youth services; (ii) trauma-informed counseling services; (iii) public awareness campaigns; and (iv) job readiness training programs. Contains provisions concerning eligible activities; selection criteria; eligible entities; application requirements; and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2018.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5616 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5616-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning violence reduction.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Violence Reduction Funding Act of 2018.
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6 | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | a program within the Department of Human Services to administer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | competitively awarded grants to community-based organizations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to reduce violent crime within the State of Illinois.
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10 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Community-based organization" means a private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | not-for-profit organization that is capable of addressing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | violence prevention and reduction within the State of Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | by using a culturally competent approach, and that is located | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | within a community: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) with an unemployment rate that is at least 26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | higher than the State's average unemployment rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | according to the Illinois Department of Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Security, adjusted yearly; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (2) that has a violent crimes rate that is at least | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 10% higher than the State's average per capita violent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | crimes rate; and |
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1 | (3) that is representative of very low-income | ||||||
2 | populations. | ||||||
3 | "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Human | ||||||
4 | Services. | ||||||
5 | "Very low-income" means a person or household whose income | ||||||
6 | is at or below 50% of the median family income, adjusted for | ||||||
7 | household size, for the county where the household is located.
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8 | Section 15. Program requirements. The Secretary shall, | ||||||
9 | subject to appropriations, make grants to community-based | ||||||
10 | organizations for the purpose of carrying out community-based | ||||||
11 | violence reduction programs as provided under this Act. All | ||||||
12 | programs funded in accordance with the provisions of this Act | ||||||
13 | shall reflect strong community involvement. In addition, | ||||||
14 | funding provided under this Act shall be used by each | ||||||
15 | community-based violence reduction program to provide, at a | ||||||
16 | minimum, one of the following services: | ||||||
17 | (1) violence prevention; | ||||||
18 | (2) youth services;
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19 | (3) after school programming; | ||||||
20 | (4) trauma-informed counseling services; | ||||||
21 | (5) youth work experiences; | ||||||
22 | (6) job readiness training programs; | ||||||
23 | (7) public awareness campaigns; | ||||||
24 | (8) services for disconnected youth; | ||||||
25 | (9) capacity building; |
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1 | (10) grant management; | ||||||
2 | (11) writing and development; | ||||||
3 | (12) organizational structure and sustainability; | ||||||
4 | (13) street-level outreach; and | ||||||
5 | (14) other priority areas.
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6 | Section 20. Eligible activities. Implementation grants may | ||||||
7 | be used to carry out the activities listed in Section 15. Other | ||||||
8 | eligible activities include administrative costs of the | ||||||
9 | community-based organization which may not exceed a specified | ||||||
10 | percentage of the amount of assistance provided, as determined | ||||||
11 | by the Secretary, that is necessary to support the capacity | ||||||
12 | development of the community-based organization.
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13 | Section 25. Selection criteria. Priority in the awarding of | ||||||
14 | grants under this Act shall be given to community-based | ||||||
15 | organizations with experience operating violence reduction | ||||||
16 | programs in accordance with this Act.
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17 | Section 30. Eligible entities. Community-based | ||||||
18 | organizations or public agencies with experience using a | ||||||
19 | culturally competent approach to reduce neighborhood violence | ||||||
20 | shall also be eligible for grants under this Act.
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21 | Section 35. Application requirements. The Secretary shall | ||||||
22 | require that an application for grants under this Act contain, |
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1 | at a minimum: | ||||||
2 | (1) a request for an implementation grant, specifying | ||||||
3 | the amount of the grant requested and its proposed uses; | ||||||
4 | (2) a description of the applicant and a statement of | ||||||
5 | the applicant's qualifications, including a
description of | ||||||
6 | the applicant's experience operating a violence reduction | ||||||
7 | program in accordance with this Act;
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8 | (3) a description of the educational and job training | ||||||
9 | activities, work opportunities, and other services that | ||||||
10 | will be provided to program participants: | ||||||
11 | (4) a detailed budget and a description of the system | ||||||
12 | of fiscal controls and auditing and accountability | ||||||
13 | procedures that will be used to ensure fiscal soundness; | ||||||
14 | (5) a description of any contracts and arrangements | ||||||
15 | entered into between the applicant and other agencies and | ||||||
16 | entities, including all in-kind donations and grants from | ||||||
17 | both public and private entities that will serve to augment | ||||||
18 | funds provided under this Act.
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19 | Section 40. Annual report. The Department of Human Services | ||||||
20 | shall prepare an annual report summarizing costs and outcome | ||||||
21 | data associated with the violence reduction programs | ||||||
22 | implemented in accordance with this Act. The report must | ||||||
23 | include, but not be limited to, the following information: the | ||||||
24 | number of participants in each program and the average cost per | ||||||
25 | participant. The Department must submit its report to the |
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1 | General Assembly by December 31, 2018 and by December 31 of
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2 | each year thereafter.
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
4 | 2018.
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