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Title:	Youth Development Council, Illinois
Function:	The purpose of the Council is to provide oversight and coordination to the State's public funds currently invested to support positive youth development programs and activities and to set systemwide policies and priorities to accomplish the following 5 major objectives: (i) set afterschool program expansion priorities, such as addressing gaps in programming for specific ages and populations; (ii) create outcome measures and require all afterschool programs to be evaluated to ensure that outcomes are being met; (iii) oversee the establishment of a statewide program improvement system that provides technical assistance and capacity building to increase program participation and quality systemwide; (iv) monitor and assess afterschool program quality through outcome measures; and (v) establish State policy to support the attainment of outcomes.
Term:	The Council may establish a defined length of term for membership on the Council.
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:	Governance. The Illinois Youth Development Council shall reflect the regional, racial, socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of the State to ensure representation of theneeds of all Illinois youth.
Composition:	The Council shall be composed of no less than 28 and no more than 32 members; The Council shall include representation from both public and private organizations comprised of the following; Four members of the General Assembly; 1 appointed by the President of the Senate; 1 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and; 1 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; The chief administrators of the following State agencies; Department of Human Services; Illinois State Board of Education; Department of Children and Family Services; Department of Public Health; Department of Juvenile Justice; Department of Healthcare and Family Services; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; Illinois Board of Higher Education, and; Illinois Community College Board; The Chair of the Illinois Workforce Investment Board; Executive Director of the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority; The following Council members shall be appointed by the Governor; 2 officials from a unit of local government; At least 3 representatives of direct youth service providers and faith-based providers; Three young people who are between the ages of 16 and 21 and who are members of the Youth Advisory Group; Two parents of children between the ages of 6 and 19; 1 academic researcher in the field of youth development; Additional public members that include local government stakeholders and nongovernmental stakeholders with an interest in youth development and afterschool programs; including representation from the following private sector fields and constituencies: child and youth advocacy; children and youth with special needs; child and adolescent health; business; and law enforcement.
Authority:	325 ILCS 27/15

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Amaal Tokars		Statute	Ex-Officio, IDPH		None
Allen, Kristin	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Sangamon
Ayala, Carmen		Statute	Ex-Officio, ISBE		None
Durbin, Andrea	5/3/2012	Governor	Member		Cook
Durham, Brian		Statute	Ex-Officio, ICCB		None
Eagleson, Theresa		Statute	Ex-Officio, DHFS		None
Fowler, Dale	4/1/2021	Senate Minority Leader	Member		None
Francken, Atticus	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		McLean
Garcia, Sylvia		Statute	Ex-Officio, DCEO		None
Gordon, Jehan	5/4/2011	Speaker of the House	Member	State Representative	None
Hou, Grace		Statute	Ex-Officio, DHS		None
Mitchell, Melissa	5/3/2012	Governor	Member		Cook
Mueller, Heidi		Statute	Ex-Officio, DJJ		None
Mulhall, Peter	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Champaign
Nevels, Malik	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Cook
Ostro, Ginger		Statute	Ex-Officio, IBHE		None
Peace, Curtis	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Cook
Rose, Raymond	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Lake
Ryg, Kathy	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Lake
Sinksi, David	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Cook
Smith, Marc		Statute	Ex-Officio, DCFS		None
Torres, Jose	11/30/2011	Governor	Member		Kane
VACANT		Senate President	Member		None
VACANT		Statute	Ex-Officio, IVPA		None
VACANT		House Minority Leader			None
Williams, Michael	5/3/2012	Governor	Member		Winnebago