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4		-	AN ACT concerning conservation.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth
8		-	and Young Adult Conservation Education Act.
9		-	Section 5. Declaration of intent. The General Assembly
10		-	finds that youth, representing all segments of society,
11		-	benefit from education and employment in the healthful outdoor
12		-	atmosphere of the State's park systems, recreational
13		-	facilities, and other public land and water areas and, through
14		-	those education and employment opportunities, will develop,
15		-	enhance, and maintain the natural resources of the State of
16		-	Illinois while gaining an understanding and appreciation of
17		-	the State's environment and heritage. The General Assembly,
18		-	therefore, creates this Act to establish the Youth and Young
19		-	Adult Conservation and Education Pilot Program to provide
20		-	education and employment opportunities for the youth and young
21		-	adults of this State to further the development and
22		-	maintenance of the natural resources by Illinois' youth and,
23		-	in so doing, to prepare them for the responsibility of
24		-	maintaining and managing these resources.
25		-	Section 10. Definitions.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning conservation.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth
	7	+	5 and Young Adult Conservation Education Act.
	8	+	6 Section 5. Declaration of intent. The General Assembly
	9	+	7 finds that youth, representing all segments of society,
	10	+	8 benefit from education and employment in the healthful outdoor
	11	+	9 atmosphere of the State's park systems, recreational
	12	+	10 facilities, and other public land and water areas and, through
	13	+	11 those education and employment opportunities, will develop,
	14	+	12 enhance, and maintain the natural resources of the State of
	15	+	13 Illinois while gaining an understanding and appreciation of
	16	+	14 the State's environment and heritage. The General Assembly,
	17	+	15 therefore, creates this Act to establish the Youth and Young
	18	+	16 Adult Conservation and Education Pilot Program to provide
	19	+	17 education and employment opportunities for the youth and young
	20	+	18 adults of this State to further the development and
	21	+	19 maintenance of the natural resources by Illinois' youth and,
	22	+	20 in so doing, to prepare them for the responsibility of
	23	+	21 maintaining and managing these resources.
	24	+	22 Section 10. Definitions.
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32		-	As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
33		-	requires:
34		-	"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
35		-	"Program" means the Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
36		-	Education Pilot Program created by this Act.
37		-	Section 15. Cooperation. The Department shall have the
38		-	full cooperation of the Illinois State Board of Education, the
39		-	Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois
40		-	State Job Coordinating Council created by the Federal Job
41		-	Training Partnership Act (Public Law 97-300), and the
42		-	Department of Employment Security in carrying out the purposes
43		-	of this Act.
44		-	Section 20. Funding. Funding for the Program shall be from
45		-	any State or federal funds or grants or other funding received
46		-	by the Department. The Program is subject to appropriation by
47		-	the General Assembly.
48		-	Section 25. Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
49		-	Education Pilot Program.
50		-	(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
51		-	administer the Program. The Program may consist of any of the
52		-	following:
53		-	(1) allocation of grants to units of local government
54		-	or non-profit entities to provide conservation education
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	33	+	1 As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
	34	+	2 requires:
	35	+	3 "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
	36	+	4 "Program" means the Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
	37	+	5 Education Pilot Program created by this Act.
	38	+	6 Section 15. Cooperation. The Department shall have the
	39	+	7 full cooperation of the Illinois State Board of Education, the
	40	+	8 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois
	41	+	9 State Job Coordinating Council created by the Federal Job
	42	+	10 Training Partnership Act (Public Law 97-300), and the
	43	+	11 Department of Employment Security in carrying out the purposes
	44	+	12 of this Act.
	45	+	13 Section 20. Funding. Funding for the Program shall be from
	46	+	14 any State or federal funds or grants or other funding received
	47	+	15 by the Department. The Program is subject to appropriation by
	48	+	16 the General Assembly.
	49	+	17 Section 25. Youth and Young Adult Conservation and
	50	+	18 Education Pilot Program.
	51	+	19 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
	52	+	20 administer the Program. The Program may consist of any of the
	53	+	21 following:
	54	+	22 (1) allocation of grants to units of local government
	55	+	23 or non-profit entities to provide conservation education
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57		-	and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of
58		-	this State;
59		-	(2) development and implementation of conservation
60		-	education or job training programs; and
61		-	(3) internship opportunities with the Department for
62		-	youth and young adults of this State.
63		-	(b) The Program's education and employment opportunities
64		-	shall be limited to citizens of this State who at the time of
65		-	enrollment in the Program are 15 through 25 years of age.
66		-	Grants under this Act are limited to units of local government
67		-	and non-profit entities that are located in the State of
68		-	Illinois and that provide conservation education and
69		-	employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this
70		-	State.
71		-	(c) The Department shall designate suitable grant
72		-	opportunities, projects, internships, and educational
73		-	curriculum for the purposes of this Act.
74		-	Grants, projects, internships, and curriculum so
75		-	designated by the Department shall be for the purpose of: (1)
76		-	development, enhancement, and maintenance of the natural
77		-	resources of the State of Illinois, and offering related
78		-	educational opportunities; (2) environmental stewardship and
79		-	civic responsibility; (3) enhancement of public lands owned or
80		-	leased by the Department or developing and enhancing projects
81		-	or initiatives undertaken in whole or part by the Department;
82		-	or (4) any combination of the purposes described in items (1)
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85		-	through (3). Such projects, internships and curriculum shall
86		-	include improving the habitat of fauna and flora; improving
87		-	utilization of conservation or recreation facilities and lands
88		-	by the public; improving water quality; and any other project
89		-	deemed by the Department to improve the environmental,
90		-	economic, and recreational quality of the State's natural
91		-	resources.
92		-	All projects and internships designated by the Department
93		-	shall be within a reasonable commuting time for each
94		-	participant. In no circumstance shall interns be required to
95		-	spend more than 1 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a
96		-	designated area, but an intern may agree to spend more than 1
97		-	1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a designated area.
98		-	(c) Interns shall receive at least the standard minimum
99		-	wage as set by the State of Illinois, when applicable, and
100		-	shall work normal working hours as determined by the
101		-	Department. The interns shall not be classified as employees
102		-	of the State for purposes of contributions to the State
103		-	Employees' Retirement System of Illinois or any other public
104		-	employment retirement system of the State.
105		-	(d) The Department may enter into contracts,
106		-	intergovernmental agreements, grants, cooperative agreements,
107		-	memoranda of understanding, or other instruments as necessary
108		-	to implement the Program.
109		-	(e) The Department shall adopt administrative rules
110		-	pertaining to implementation, standards, criteria, and
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	66	+	1 and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of
	67	+	2 this State;
	68	+	3 (2) development and implementation of conservation
	69	+	4 education or job training programs; and
	70	+	5 (3) internship opportunities with the Department for
	71	+	6 youth and young adults of this State.
	72	+	7 (b) The Program's education and employment opportunities
	73	+	8 shall be limited to citizens of this State who at the time of
	74	+	9 enrollment in the Program are 15 through 25 years of age.
	75	+	10 Grants under this Act are limited to units of local government
	76	+	11 and non-profit entities that are located in the State of
	77	+	12 Illinois and that provide conservation education and
	78	+	13 employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this
	79	+	14 State.
	80	+	15 (c) The Department shall designate suitable grant
	81	+	16 opportunities, projects, internships, and educational
	82	+	17 curriculum for the purposes of this Act.
	83	+	18 Grants, projects, internships, and curriculum so
	84	+	19 designated by the Department shall be for the purpose of: (1)
	85	+	20 development, enhancement, and maintenance of the natural
	86	+	21 resources of the State of Illinois, and offering related
	87	+	22 educational opportunities; (2) environmental stewardship and
	88	+	23 civic responsibility; (3) enhancement of public lands owned or
	89	+	24 leased by the Department or developing and enhancing projects
	90	+	25 or initiatives undertaken in whole or part by the Department;
	91	+	26 or (4) any combination of the purposes described in items (1)
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	102	+	1 through (3). Such projects, internships and curriculum shall
	103	+	2 include improving the habitat of fauna and flora; improving
	104	+	3 utilization of conservation or recreation facilities and lands
	105	+	4 by the public; improving water quality; and any other project
	106	+	5 deemed by the Department to improve the environmental,
	107	+	6 economic, and recreational quality of the State's natural
	108	+	7 resources.
	109	+	8 All projects and internships designated by the Department
	110	+	9 shall be within a reasonable commuting time for each
	111	+	10 participant. In no circumstance shall interns be required to
	112	+	11 spend more than 1 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a
	113	+	12 designated area, but an intern may agree to spend more than 1
	114	+	13 1/2 hours of commuting time to a project or a designated area.
	115	+	14 (c) Interns shall receive at least the standard minimum
	116	+	15 wage as set by the State of Illinois, when applicable, and
	117	+	16 shall work normal working hours as determined by the
	118	+	17 Department. The interns shall not be classified as employees
	119	+	18 of the State for purposes of contributions to the State
	120	+	19 Employees' Retirement System of Illinois or any other public
	121	+	20 employment retirement system of the State.
	122	+	21 (d) The Department may enter into contracts,
	123	+	22 intergovernmental agreements, grants, cooperative agreements,
	124	+	23 memoranda of understanding, or other instruments as necessary
	125	+	24 to implement the Program.
	126	+	25 (e) The Department shall adopt administrative rules
	127	+	26 pertaining to implementation, standards, criteria, and
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