Bill Text: IL SB2441 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Youthbuild Act. In language providing that the Secretary of Human Services shall make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out approved Youthbuild programs, deletes language providing that the grantmaking is subject to appropriation. Effective July 1, 2021.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2441 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB2441-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB2441 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1315/15
Amends the Illinois Youthbuild Act. In language providing that the Secretary of Human Services shall make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out approved Youthbuild programs, deletes language providing that the grantmaking is subject to appropriation. Effective July 1, 2021.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Youthbuild Act is amended by
changing Section 15 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1315/15)
Sec. 15. Program requirements. The Secretary shall,
subject to appropriation, make grants to applicants for the
purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs as approved under
this Section. All programs funded pursuant to the provisions
of this Section shall reflect strong youth and community
involvement. In addition, funding provided under this Section
shall be used by each Youthbuild program to provide, at a
minimum, the following services:
(a) Acquisition, rehabilitation, acquisition and
rehabilitation, or construction of housing and related
facilities to be used for the purpose of providing home
ownership for disadvantaged persons, residential housing
for homeless individuals, and low-income and very
low-income families, or transitional housing for persons
who are homeless, have disabilities, are ill, are
deinstitutionalized, or have special needs, and
rehabilitation or construction of community facilities

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owned by not-for-profit or public agencies.
(b) Integrated education and job skills training
services and activities which are evenly divided within
the program, with 50% of students' time spent in
classroom-based instruction, counseling, and leadership
development instruction and 50% of their time spent in
experiential training on the construction site. The
programs shall include, at a minimum, the following
elements:
(1) An education component which includes basic
skills instruction, secondary education services, and
other activities designed to lead to the attainment of
a high school diploma or its equivalent. The
curriculum for this component shall include math,
language arts, vocational education, life skills
training, social studies related to the cultural and
community history of the students, leadership skills,
and other topics at the discretion of the programs.
Bilingual services shall be available for individuals
with limited-English proficiency. The desired minimum
teacher to student ratio shall be one teacher for
every 18 students.
(2) A work experience and skills training
component program that includes the construction and
rehabilitation activities described in subsection (a).
The process of construction must be coupled with

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skills training and with close on-site supervision by
experienced trainers. The curriculum for this
component shall contain a set of locally agreed upon
skills and competencies that are systematically
taught, with a student's mastery assessed individually
on a regular, ongoing basis. Safety skills shall be
taught at the outset. The desired trainer to student
ratio shall be one trainer for every 7 students. The
work experience and skills training component shall be
coordinated to the maximum extent feasible with
preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
(3) Assistance in attaining post secondary
education and required financial aid shall be made
available to participants prior to graduation.
(c) Counseling services designed to assist
participants to positively participate in society, which
should include all of the following if necessary:
outreach, assessment, and orientation; individual and peer
counseling; life skills training, drug and alcohol abuse
education and prevention; and referral to appropriate drug
rehabilitation, medical, mental health, legal, housing,
and other services and resources in the community. The
desired counselor to participant ratio shall be one
counselor for every 28 students.
(d) Leadership development training that provides
participants with meaningful opportunities to develop

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leadership skills such as decision making, problem
solving, and negotiating. The program must also encourage
participants to develop strong peer group ties that
support their mutual pursuit of skills and values.
All programs must establish a youth council in which
participants are afforded opportunities to develop public
speaking and negotiating skills, and management and policy
making participation in specific aspects of the program.
(e) Stipends and wages. A training subsidy, living
allowance, or stipend that will be no less than minimum
wage must be provided to program participants for the time
spent at the worksite in construction training. For those
participants who receive public assistance, this training
subsidy, living allowance, or stipend will not affect
their housing benefits, medical benefits, child care
benefits or food stamp benefits. Stipends and wages may be
distributed in a manner that offers incentives for good
performance.
(f) Full time participation in a Youthbuild program
shall be offered for a period of not less than 6 months and
not more than 24 months.
(g) A concentrated effort shall be made to find
construction, construction-related, and nonconstruction
jobs for all graduates of the program who have performed
well. The skills training curriculum shall provide
participants with basic preparation for seeking and

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maintaining a job. Follow-up counseling and assistance in
job-seeking shall also be provided to participants for at
least 12 months following graduation from the program.
(h) All programs serving 28 trainees or more are
required to have a full-time director responsible for the
coordination of all aspects of the Youthbuild program.
(Source: P.A. 95-524, eff. 8-28-07.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2021.