Illinois Senate Bill 1255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0285
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules on the development and implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with professional training and experience through internships. Provides that the Department may collaborate with other appropriate State agencies to establish the pilot program; and that the Department shall establish rules on the application process and eligibility requirements under the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, a rule establishing that individuals who are at least 15 years old and are current or former foster youth are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Provides that internships provided under the pilot program may be paid or unpaid; and that subject to appropriations, beginning January 1, 2016, the Department shall implement the pilot program. Provides that the pilot program shall operate for a 2-year period, at the end of which the Department shall evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of foster youth who participated in the pilot program; (ii) the location and type of internships provided under the pilot program; and (3) the Department's efforts to recruit eligible individuals to participate in the pilot program. Requires the report to state whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program, using performance metrics to explain the rationale for its decision. Effective immediately.

FOSTER YOUTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. James Clayborne [D]
Sen. Emil Jones [D]	Sen. Donne Trotter [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]
Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]

2015-05-14 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-05	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0285
2015-08-05	Senate	Effective Date August 5, 2015
2015-08-05	Senate	Governor Approved
2015-06-12	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2015-05-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2015-05-14	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2015-05-14	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2015-05-14	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2015-05-14	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2015-05-14	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2015-05-14	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
2015-05-13	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-13	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-07	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2015-05-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Youth & Young Adults; 011-000-000
2015-04-27	House	Assigned to Youth & Young Adults
2015-04-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2015-04-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-21	House	First Reading
2015-04-21	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2015-04-21	House	Arrived in House
2015-04-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2015-04-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 049-001-000
2015-04-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
2015-04-16	Senate	Second Reading
2015-03-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
2015-03-18	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2015-03-11	Senate	Reported Back To Human Services; 004-000-000
2015-03-04	Senate	To Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Department of Children and Family Services
2015-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2015-02-17	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-17	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-17	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	505	8.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1255&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1255.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1255eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1255enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0285.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1255_04212015_012000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900SB1255_05142015_010000T.pdf