IL HB2987 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Discussing IL HB2987 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that State agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, shall give preference to a qualified applicant who is, or has been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, or a formerly incarcerated youth. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0141 [HB2987 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
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No one attended the panel meeting this week, but one member did share their thoughts through e-mail. "I would have to disagree with this in certain areas. Perhaps a point system could be applied as in the Civil Service Exams to aid homeless, and fostered youth. What about children that have lost a parent in battle/war, a police officer or firefighter that has been killed in the line of duty? Although I understand it would be nice to help juvenal delinquents, why would one want to punish a child that has followed the rules, worked hard, to achieve a position? Does this encourage our youth to be incarcerated so that they get a free walk into a position? I would say no and absolutely not to that. To assist is one thing to give is another."