Bill Text: IL SB3379 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Youthbuild Act. Authorizes the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Human Services to make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3379 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3379-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3379 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Mike Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1315/10
20 ILCS 1315/15
20 ILCS 1315/20
20 ILCS 1315/40
20 ILCS 1315/45
Amends the Illinois Youthbuild Act. Authorizes the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Human Services to make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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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 Sections 10, 15, 20, 40, and 45 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1315/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Applicant" means a public or private not-for-profit
agency eligible to provide education and employment training
under federal or State employment training programs.
"Department" means each of the following Departments:
(1) the Department of Juvenile Justice;
(2) the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity;
(3) the Department of Corrections;
(4) the Department of Transportation; and
(5) the Department of Human Services.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services.
"Very low-income" means a person or household whose income
is at or below 50% of the median family income, adjusted for
household size, for the county where the household is located.
"Youthbuild" means any program that provides disadvantaged
youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership

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development, entrepreneurial skills development, and training
in the construction or rehabilitation of housing for special
need populations, very low-income households, or low-income
households.
(Source: P.A. 90-247, eff. 1-1-98.)
(20 ILCS 1315/15)
Sec. 15. Program requirements. Each Department 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
owned by not-for-profit or public agencies.
(b) Integrated education and job skills training

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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 skills
training and with close on-site supervision by
experienced trainers. The curriculum for this

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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
leadership skills such as decision making, problem
solving, and negotiating. The program must also encourage

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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
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.

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(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.)
(20 ILCS 1315/20)
Sec. 20. Eligible activities. Implementation grants may be
used to carry out the activities listed in Section 15. Other
eligible activities include the following:
(a) Legal fees for housing acquisition.
(b) Administrative costs of the applicant which may not
exceed 15% of the amount of assistance provided, or such higher
percentage as the Department Secretary determines is necessary
to support capacity development of a private nonprofit
community-based organization.
(c) Defraying costs for the ongoing training and technical
assistance needs of the recipient that are related to
developing and carrying out the Youthbuild program including:
(1) Each Department The Secretary may reserve up to 5%
of the Illinois Youthbuild program funds appropriated to
that Department appropriations to enter into a contract
with Youthbuild USA to provide assistance to that
Department the Secretary in the provision of training and
to technical assistance to, or in the management,
supervision, and coordination of, Youthbuild programs
under this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 90-247, eff. 1-1-98.)
(20 ILCS 1315/40)
Sec. 40. Application requirements. Each Department shall
develop an application for Youthbuild funds under this Act.
Those applications shall The Secretary shall require that an
application for Youthbuild funds under this Act contain at a
minimum:
(1) a request for an implementation grant, specifying
the amount of the grant requested and its proposed uses;
(2) a description of the applicant and a statement of
its qualifications, including a description of the
applicant's past experience running a Youthbuild program,
and with housing rehabilitation or construction and with
youth and youth education, youth leadership development
and employment training programs, and its relationship
with local unions and youth apprenticeship programs, and
other community groups;
(3) a description of the proposed construction site for
the program and evidence of site control;
(4) a description of the educational and job training
activities, work opportunities, and other services that
will be provided to participants;
(5) a description of the proposed construction or
rehabilitation activities to be undertaken and the
anticipated schedule for carrying out such activities;

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(6) a description of the manner in which eligible
youths will be recruited and selected, including a
description of the arrangements which will be made with
community-based organizations, local educational agencies,
including agencies of Native American nations, public
assistance agencies, the courts of jurisdiction for status
and youth offenders, shelters for homeless individuals and
other agencies that serve homeless youth, foster care
agencies, and other appropriate public and private
agencies;
(7) a description of the special efforts that will be
undertaken to recruit eligible young women (including
young women with dependent children) with appropriate
supports, especially childcare;
(8) a description of how the proposed program will be
coordinated with other federal, State, and local
activities and activities conducted by Native American
nations, including public schools, national service, crime
prevention programs, vocational, adult, and bilingual
education programs, and job training;
(9) assurances that there will be a sufficient number
of adequately trained supervisory personnel in the program
who have attained the level of journeyman or its
equivalent;
(10) a description of the applicant's relationship
with any local building trade unions which may exist,

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regarding their involvement in training, and the
relationship of the Youthbuild program with registered
apprenticeship programs;
(11) a description of activities that will be
undertaken to develop the leadership skills of
participants, including their role in decision making;
(12) a detailed budget and a description of the system
of fiscal controls and auditing and accountability
procedures that will be used to ensure fiscal soundness;
(13) a description of any contracts and arrangements
entered into between the applicant and other agencies and
entities including all in-kind donations and grants from
both public and private entities that will serve to augment
Illinois Youthbuild Act funds;
(14) identification and description of the financing
proposed for any:
(A) acquisition of the property;
(B) rehabilitation; or
(C) construction;
(15) identification and description of the entity that
will operate and manage the property;
(16) a certification that the applicant will comply
with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act
of 1975, and will affirmatively further fair housing; and

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(17) the qualifications and past experience of the
person who will fill the full-time program director
position.
(Source: P.A. 95-524, eff. 8-28-07.)
(20 ILCS 1315/45)
Sec. 45. Annual report. The Departments shall jointly The
Department of Human Services shall prepare an annual report
summarizing costs and outcome data associated with the
Youthbuild programs. The report must include, but not be
limited to, the following information: (i) the number of
participants in the program, (ii) the average cost per
participant, (iii) the number of participants who achieve a
high school diploma or its equivalent, and (iv) the number of
projects completed by Youthbuild participants during that
year. The Departments The Department must submit the report to
the General Assembly by July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each year
thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 95-524, eff. 8-28-07.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.