Bill Text: IL HB2313 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Violence Reduction Funding Act of 2019. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to make grants to community-based organizations for the purpose of carrying out community-based violence reduction programs. Provides that the programs shall reflect strong community involvement and provide specified services including: (i) youth services; (ii) trauma-informed counseling services; (iii) public awareness campaigns; and (iv) job readiness training programs. Contains provisions concerning eligible activities; selection criteria; eligible entities; application requirements; and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2019.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-02 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly [HB2313 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2313-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2313 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Illinois Violence Reduction Funding Act of 2019. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to make grants to community-based organizations for the purpose of carrying out community-based violence reduction programs. Provides that the programs shall reflect strong community involvement and provide specified services including: (i) youth services; (ii) trauma-informed counseling services; (iii) public awareness campaigns; and (iv) job readiness training programs. Contains provisions concerning eligible activities; selection criteria; eligible entities; application requirements; and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2019.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning violence reduction.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Illinois Violence Reduction Funding Act of 2019.
Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish
a program within the Department of Human Services to administer
competitively awarded grants to community-based organizations
to reduce violent crime within the State of Illinois.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Community-based organization" means a private
not-for-profit organization that is capable of addressing
violence prevention and reduction within the State of Illinois
by using a culturally competent approach, and that is located
within a community:
(1) with an unemployment rate that is at least 26%
higher than the State's average unemployment rate
according to the Illinois Department of Employment
Security, adjusted yearly;
(2) that has a violent crimes rate that is at least
10% higher than the State's average per capita violent
crimes rate; and

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(3) that is representative of very low-income
populations.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department 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.
Section 15. Program requirements. The Secretary shall,
subject to appropriations, make grants to community-based
organizations for the purpose of carrying out community-based
violence reduction programs as provided under this Act. All
programs funded in accordance with the provisions of this Act
shall reflect strong community involvement. In addition,
funding provided under this Act shall be used by each
community-based violence reduction program to provide, at a
minimum, one of the following services:
(1) violence prevention;
(2) youth services;
(3) after school programming;
(4) trauma-informed counseling services;
(5) youth work experiences;
(6) job readiness training programs;
(7) public awareness campaigns;
(8) services for disconnected youth;
(9) capacity building;

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(10) grant management;
(11) writing and development;
(12) organizational structure and sustainability;
(13) street-level outreach; and
(14) other priority areas.
Section 20. Eligible activities. Implementation grants may
be used to carry out the activities listed in Section 15. Other
eligible activities include administrative costs of the
community-based organization which may not exceed a specified
percentage of the amount of assistance provided, as determined
by the Secretary, that is necessary to support the capacity
development of the community-based organization.
Section 25. Selection criteria. Priority in the awarding of
grants under this Act shall be given to community-based
organizations with experience operating violence reduction
programs in accordance with this Act.
Section 30. Eligible entities. Community-based
organizations or public agencies with experience using a
culturally competent approach to reduce neighborhood violence
shall also be eligible for grants under this Act.
Section 35. Application requirements. The Secretary shall
require that an application for grants under this Act contain,

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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
the applicant's qualifications, including a description of
the applicant's experience operating a violence reduction
program in accordance with this Act;
(3) a description of the educational and job training
activities, work opportunities, and other services that
will be provided to program participants;
(4) 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;
(5) 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
funds provided under this Act.
Section 40. Annual report. The Department of Human Services
shall prepare an annual report summarizing costs and outcome
data associated with the violence reduction programs
implemented in accordance with this Act. The report must
include, but not be limited to, the following information: the
number of participants in each program and the average cost per
participant. The Department must submit its report to the

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General Assembly by December 31, 2019 and by December 31 of
each year thereafter.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2019.