Bill Text: IL HB3284 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Creates the Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Women Act. Creates within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the Task Force on Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Women. Provides for the composition of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall strategize and design a plan for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to partner and outsource with State and local governmental agencies, companies, and organizations that aid in helping formerly incarcerated women and their families become successful productive citizens. Provides that the Task Force shall focus on specific targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing. Provides that the Task Force shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities, and shall make recommendations for legislation or rulemaking to facilitate its work in the targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0416 [HB3284 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3284-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0416 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Opportunities for At-Risk Women Act.
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Section 5. Task Force. There is created within the | ||||
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the Task Force | ||||
on Opportunities for At-Risk Women, composed of the following | ||||
members: | ||||
(1) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives; | ||||
(2) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
House of Representatives; | ||||
(3) one member appointed by the President of the Senate; | ||||
(4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
Senate; | ||||
(5) the Secretary of State, or his or her designee; | ||||
(6) the Executive Director of the Criminal Justice | ||||
Information Authority, or his or her designee; | ||||
(7) the Director of the Department of Children and Family | ||||
Services, or his or her designee; | ||||
(8) the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||
Opportunity, or his or her designee; | ||||
(9) the Director of the Department of Employment Security, | ||
or his or her designee; | ||
(10) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | ||
Family Services, or his or her designee; | ||
(11) the Executive Director of the Community College Board, | ||
or his or her designee; | ||
(12) the Superintendent of the State Board of Education, or | ||
his or her designee; and | ||
(13) such other members as the Governor may appoint, who | ||
shall be experts with the following backgrounds: educators, | ||
prison officials, 21st Century programmers or other after | ||
school tutoring programs that are implemented in other counties | ||
throughout Illinois, community organization service providers, | ||
local college personnel, healthcare personnel, housing | ||
authority personnel, and addiction and recovery personnel. | ||
Members shall serve for 4-year terms and may be | ||
reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the respective | ||
appointing authorities for the remainder of the current term. | ||
Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed | ||
for reasonable expenses from funds appropriated for that | ||
purpose. | ||
Members shall elect from their number a chairperson, and | ||
such other officers as they may choose, for a 2-year term. The | ||
Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair, but not less | ||
than twice per year. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity shall provide administrative support, technical | ||
assistance, meeting space, and funding to the Task Force.
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Section 10. Duties of the Task Force. | ||
(a) The Task Force shall strategize and design a plan for | ||
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to partner | ||
and outsource with State and local governmental agencies, | ||
companies, and organizations that aid in helping at-risk women | ||
and their families become successful productive citizens. | ||
(b) This partnership will include material distribution of | ||
available resources offered in their communities as well as | ||
referrals to organizations and companies that provide | ||
necessary services to aide in their success. The following are | ||
targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing: housing | ||
assistance; educational information on enhancement and | ||
advancement; parenting and family bonding classes; financial | ||
education and literacy, including budgeting; quality | ||
afterschool programming, including tutoring; self-esteem and | ||
empowerment classes; healthy relationships classes for the | ||
entire family, including warning signs and appropriate | ||
handling of bullying; integrity classes; social etiquette | ||
classes; job preparedness workshops; temperament behavior | ||
classes, including anger management; addiction and recovery | ||
clinics, including referrals; health education classes; job | ||
training opportunities; and the expansion of Redeploy Illinois | ||
into Cook County. | ||
(c) For the purposes of this Act, "at-risk women" means | ||
women who are at increased risk of incarceration because of | ||
poverty, abuse, addiction, financial challenges, illiteracy, | ||
or other causes. The term "at-risk women" may include, but | ||
shall not be limited to, women who have previously been | ||
incarcerated.
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Section 15. Annual report. The Task Force shall report | ||
annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on its | ||
activities and shall include any recommendations for | ||
legislation or rulemaking to facilitate its work in the | ||
targeted areas of assistance and outsourcing.
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