Sen. Robert Peters
Filed: 3/7/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2388




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2388 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Reimagine Public Safety Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 35-37 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 69/35-37 new)
7    Sec. 35-37. Future Through Employment for Young Adults 
8Program.
9    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Office of Firearm 
10Violence Prevention shall establish a Future Through 
11Employment for Young Adults Program to award grants to 
12nonprofit entities to   train young adults for the workforce and 
13to place them in jobs with partners in the private and public 
14sectors.
15    (b) As part of the Future Through Employment for Young 
16Adults Program, the Office  shall operate a school-year program 
 
 
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1and a summer program as follows:
2        (1) The school-year program shall operate during the 
3    school year of the district in which the program 
4    participant is located. Program participants enrolled in 
5    the school-year program will work 12 to 35 hours per week 
6    at an employer participating in the program at the rate of 
7    $15 per hour or the prevailing minimum wage in that 
8    county, whichever is higher. The Office shall enroll 
9    80,0000 participants in the school-year program.
10        (2) The summer program shall operate during the summer 
11    break of the district where the program participant is 
12    located. Program participants enrolled in the summer 
13    program will work 25 hours per week at an employer 
14    participating in the program at the rate of $15 per hour or 
15    the prevailing minimum wage in that county, whichever is 
16    higher. The Office shall enroll 80,0000 participants in 
17    the school-year program.
18    (c) The Office shall work with local community-based 
19organizations that interact with jobless youth and young 
20adults and provide them strong, consistent support to build 
21their work-related skills of showing up on time, working 
22collaboratively with others, following instructions, and other 
23critical skills to place participating students with an 
24employer. The Office shall also coordinate with employers to 
25provide program participants with jobs after training.
26    (d) The Office shall establish eligibility criteria for 
 
 
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1young adults and employers   participating in the program. 
2    (e) The Office may adopt any rules necessary to administer 
3the provisions of this Section.".