Illinois Senate Bill 1790 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act. Requires the Governor to meet with the Statewide Youth Advisory Board at least 2 times each State fiscal year in order to discuss the issues and concerns of youth in foster care. Provides that, at a minimum, all meetings shall take place in the following regions and subregions: Northern Region, Cook Region, Central Champaign Subregion, Central Peoria Subregion, Central Springfield Subregion, Southern East St. Louis Subregion, and Southern Mt. Vernon Subregion. Provides that all meeting dates and times shall be determined by the Department of Children and Family Services, or its designee, in accordance with the bylaws of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards. Requires a liaison or designee of the Director of the Department to attend every meeting of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board; and a liaison or designee identified by the Director of the Department to attend every meeting of a regional youth advisory board to assist in meeting the immediate concerns of youth while at the board meetings. Requires the Department to transport or make transportation arrangements for all active members and leading members of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards. Provides that the Statewide Youth Advisory Board shall be directly placed under the office of the Director of the Department and under no other Division or parts of the Department.

DCFS-YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD

Sen. Laura Fine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2019-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	527	15	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	527	20	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1790&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1790.htm