Bill Amendment: IL HB0837 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
Status: 2020-01-20 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB0837 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0837-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
Status: 2020-01-20 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB0837 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0837-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 837
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 837 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definition. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
7 | "Council" means the Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory | ||||||
8 | Council.
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9 | Section 10. The Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory | ||||||
10 | Council. For the purpose of facilitating communication between | ||||||
11 | the youth of the State of Illinois and the elected branches of | ||||||
12 | State government regarding the issues, interests, and needs | ||||||
13 | important to youth in the State of Illinois, the Illinois | ||||||
14 | Legislative Youth Advisory Council is created. The Council | ||||||
15 | shall have the powers and responsibilities enumerated in this |
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1 | Act, together with such others as may be conferred upon it by | ||||||
2 | law. The Council shall be an entity created under the | ||||||
3 | legislative branch, and maintained and staffed under the | ||||||
4 | executive branch by the Office of the Governor or an agency | ||||||
5 | designated by the Governor that is under the jurisdiction of | ||||||
6 | the Governor.
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7 | Section 15. Advisory Board; members; nomination; term of | ||||||
8 | office; vacancies. | ||||||
9 | (a) An Advisory Board shall be created to facilitate the | ||||||
10 | functions of the Council. The Advisory Board shall consist of 2 | ||||||
11 | members of the House of Representatives, one each appointed by | ||||||
12 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority | ||||||
13 | Leader of the House of Representatives; and 2 members of the | ||||||
14 | Senate, one each appointed by the President of the Senate and | ||||||
15 | the Minority Leader of the Senate. The initial term for members | ||||||
16 | of the Advisory Council shall begin on January l, 2020, or the | ||||||
17 | effective date of this Act, whichever occurs later, and expire | ||||||
18 | on January 11, 2022. Thereafter, the term for members of the | ||||||
19 | Advisory Council shall begin on the Thursday following the | ||||||
20 | second Wednesday of January, and expire after 2 years. On or | ||||||
21 | before September 1, 2019, the Advisory Board shall create an | ||||||
22 | application that shall be used in nominating individuals to be | ||||||
23 | members of the Council. The Advisory Board may, from time to | ||||||
24 | time, modify the application with the consent of the Council. | ||||||
25 | While the Council is in session, the Advisory Board may attend |
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1 | meetings of the Council, and may generally advise the Council. | ||||||
2 | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to entitle Advisory | ||||||
3 | Board members to vote on matters pending before the Council. | ||||||
4 | (b) Each member of the House of Representatives shall | ||||||
5 | nominate one qualified individual that resides in the | ||||||
6 | Representative's legislative district to serve as a member of | ||||||
7 | the Council after receiving and reviewing the individual's | ||||||
8 | application and considering any recommendation made by a member | ||||||
9 | of the Senate. The Representative shall make the nomination on | ||||||
10 | or before October 31 of each calendar year. After making the | ||||||
11 | nomination, the Representative shall, by first class mail, | ||||||
12 | notify the nominated individual by November 15 of the same | ||||||
13 | year. If the Representative is a member of the majority party, | ||||||
14 | the Representative shall notify the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
15 | Representatives of his or her nomination by November 15 of the | ||||||
16 | same year. If the Representative is a member of the minority | ||||||
17 | party, the Representative shall notify the Minority Leader of | ||||||
18 | the House of Representatives of his or her nomination by | ||||||
19 | November 15 of the same year. | ||||||
20 | (c) Upon receiving a nomination, the Speaker of the House | ||||||
21 | of Representatives or the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
22 | Representatives, whichever the case may be, shall accept the | ||||||
23 | nomination, except for good cause shown, and appoint the | ||||||
24 | individual to be a member of the Council. Upon appointing the | ||||||
25 | nominated individual, the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
26 | Representatives or the Minority Leader of the House of |
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1 | Representatives, whichever the case may be, shall notify the | ||||||
2 | individual of his or her appointment by first class mail. A | ||||||
3 | nomination shall not be rejected except for good cause shown. | ||||||
4 | If a nomination is rejected, the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
5 | Representatives or the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
6 | Representatives, whichever the case may be, shall state in | ||||||
7 | writing the reason or reasons that the nomination was rejected, | ||||||
8 | and transmit the written rejection to the nominated individual | ||||||
9 | and the Senator that nominated the individual. In such a case, | ||||||
10 | the Senator shall nominate another qualified individual within | ||||||
11 | 5 days. | ||||||
12 | (d) Each Council member's term shall be for one year. A | ||||||
13 | member shall be allowed to serve more than one term, so long as | ||||||
14 | the member continues to meet the requirements for being a | ||||||
15 | member and is appointed for each term. | ||||||
16 | (e) Any vacancies in the Council shall be filled in the | ||||||
17 | same or substantially the same manner as the original | ||||||
18 | appointment within 30 days after the vacancy.
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19 | Section 20. Members; qualifications. Each member of the | ||||||
20 | Council shall, during his or her term, be: | ||||||
21 | (1) a resident of this State; | ||||||
22 | (2) older than 16 years of age and younger than 22 | ||||||
23 | years of age, except that if a member turns 23 years of age | ||||||
24 | during his or her term, such member shall be allowed to | ||||||
25 | complete the term; and |
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1 | (3) be a student enrolled at a high school, community | ||||||
2 | college, or university in this State, except that if a | ||||||
3 | member graduates from high school or college during his or | ||||||
4 | her term, such member shall be allowed to complete the | ||||||
5 | term.
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6 | Section 25. Quorum; meetings; committees; leadership | ||||||
7 | responsibilities. | ||||||
8 | (a) A majority of those appointed to the Council shall | ||||||
9 | constitute a quorum. | ||||||
10 | (b) The Council shall convene each year on the Saturday | ||||||
11 | following the second Wednesday of January in the State Capitol, | ||||||
12 | unless the General Assembly is in session. An alternative | ||||||
13 | meeting place shall be selected if one or both chambers cannot | ||||||
14 | accommodate the meeting. At the initial meeting, the Council | ||||||
15 | shall: | ||||||
16 | (1) elect a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and | ||||||
17 | Clerk; | ||||||
18 | (2) adopt rules of procedure; | ||||||
19 | (3) form committees to assist in furthering the goals | ||||||
20 | of the Council, and appoint committee chairs and | ||||||
21 | vice-chairs; and | ||||||
22 | (4) announce the date and location of the next meeting | ||||||
23 | of the Council. | ||||||
24 | (c) The Council shall meet as often as is deemed necessary. | ||||||
25 | For all other meetings and committee meetings, the Council may |
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1 | meet by electronic or telephonic means. Members of the Council | ||||||
2 | shall be excused from school to participate in in-person | ||||||
3 | meetings of the Council. | ||||||
4 | (d) The President of the Council shall: | ||||||
5 | (1) convene, direct, and adjourn meetings of the | ||||||
6 | Council; | ||||||
7 | (2) call for a vote on any matter pending before the | ||||||
8 | Council; | ||||||
9 | (3) transmit Council reports to the General Assembly; | ||||||
10 | and | ||||||
11 | (4) be the official liaison between the Council and | ||||||
12 | General Assembly. | ||||||
13 | (e) The Secretary of the Council shall: | ||||||
14 | (1) serve as Acting President in the President's | ||||||
15 | absence; | ||||||
16 | (2) prepare and distribute agendas of Council meetings | ||||||
17 | to Council members; and | ||||||
18 | (3) keep and maintain the minutes of Council meetings. | ||||||
19 | (f) The Treasurer of the Council shall: | ||||||
20 | (1) report on the funds available in the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund; and | ||||||
22 | (2) serve as the official liaison between the Council | ||||||
23 | and the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller. | ||||||
24 | (g) The Clerk of the Council shall: | ||||||
25 | (1) record the final votes on any measure called for a | ||||||
26 | vote by the President; and |
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1 | (2) transmit the final vote on all measures called for | ||||||
2 | a vote by the President to the Secretary for inclusion in | ||||||
3 | the minutes. | ||||||
4 | (h) The President in transition shall be appointed by the | ||||||
5 | President of the Senate within 14 days after the effective date | ||||||
6 | of this Act. The President in transition shall meet the | ||||||
7 | qualifications set forth in Section 20 of this Act, and shall | ||||||
8 | serve until the second Wednesday of the
January following the | ||||||
9 | effective date of this Act. The President in transition shall | ||||||
10 | be responsible for initial outreach and marketing of the | ||||||
11 | Council to the youth of Illinois. The President in transition | ||||||
12 | may use the provisions of Section 35 of this Act to facilitate | ||||||
13 | these duties. | ||||||
14 | (i) The Council may create more leadership positions by | ||||||
15 | rule.
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16 | Section 30. Powers. The Council may: | ||||||
17 | (1) request the drafting of legislative measures from | ||||||
18 | the Legislative Reference Bureau; | ||||||
19 | (2) provide testimony during any committee meeting of | ||||||
20 | the General Assembly; | ||||||
21 | (3) vote on any matter pending before the General
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22 | Assembly and inform the General Assembly of the Council's | ||||||
23 | position on the matter; | ||||||
24 | (4) draft reports and advisory opinions to the General | ||||||
25 | Assembly; |
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1 | (5) perform any other activity that may reasonably | ||||||
2 | inform the General Assembly of the Council's position on | ||||||
3 | any issue of relevance; and | ||||||
4 | (6) conduct periodic seminars for members of the | ||||||
5 | Council concerning leadership, government, and the General | ||||||
6 | Assembly.
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7 | Section 35. Outreach. | ||||||
8 | (a) On or before September 1 of each year, the President of | ||||||
9 | the Council shall notify all high schools, colleges, and | ||||||
10 | universities in this State that the time for applying to become | ||||||
11 | a member of the Council is open, and shall expire on October | ||||||
12 | 31. The notice shall include the requirements for membership, a | ||||||
13 | copy of the application, and the name, district address, and | ||||||
14 | district phone number of the Senators near the high school, | ||||||
15 | college, or university. | ||||||
16 | (b) Upon receiving notice that the application period is | ||||||
17 | open, the high school, college, or university shall make | ||||||
18 | reasonable attempts to notify interested students of the | ||||||
19 | Council. | ||||||
20 | (c) To raise awareness about the Council, the Council may: | ||||||
21 | (1) conduct a public awareness campaign; | ||||||
22 | (2) maintain a website; and | ||||||
23 | (3) work with established youth groups to increase | ||||||
24 | awareness.
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1 | Section 40. Staff support. Staff and administrative | ||||||
2 | support for the Council shall be provided by the Office of the | ||||||
3 | Governor or an agency designated by the Governor that is under | ||||||
4 | the jurisdiction of the Governor. Staff members shall be | ||||||
5 | uncompensated and shall assist the Council in administrative | ||||||
6 | duties.
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7 | Section 45. Report to the General Assembly and Governor. | ||||||
8 | The Council shall submit an annual report electronically to the | ||||||
9 | General Assembly and the Governor detailing its activities and | ||||||
10 | recommending any proposed legislation.
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11 | Section 50. Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council | ||||||
12 | Fund. The Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund is | ||||||
13 | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in | ||||||
14 | the Fund shall be used to reimburse Council members for actual | ||||||
15 | expenses incurred in traveling to Council meetings, including | ||||||
16 | travel, food, and lodging, and printing the annual report in | ||||||
17 | compliance with Section 45 of this Act. The moneys in the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund are subject to | ||||||
19 | appropriation by the General Assembly. The Illinois | ||||||
20 | Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund may accept donations | ||||||
21 | and gifts.
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22 | Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
23 | Section 5.891 as follows:
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1 | (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 5.891. The Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory | ||||||
3 | Council Fund.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.".
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