(20 ILCS 4075/20)
Sec. 20.
Strategic plan; desired outcomes.
The Commission shall develop a 5‑year strategic plan that includes specific recommendations to enhance coordination of existing State programs and services and innovative strategies to achieve the following outcomes:
(1) Thriving: preventive health. All children and
| youth should have access to adequate health care and be educated on healthy lifestyle choices to prevent future illness and disease. | |
(2) Learning: education completion. All children and |
| youth should have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and should receive appropriate individualized supports when they face challenges in doing so. | |
(3) Working: workforce development. All children and |
| youth should have an opportunity for education, skill building, and work experience to prepare them for success in the workforce. | |
(4) Connecting: social and emotional development. All |
| children and youth should have opportunities to develop essential social and emotional skills that allow them to communicate effectively, resolve conflict, and manage stress. | |
(5) Leading: civic engagement. All children and youth |
| should have opportunities to build relationships with adults and their peers as well as cultivate leadership skills through service learning, mentoring, and other safe activities in their communities. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑781, eff. 8‑5‑08.) |
(20 ILCS 4075/30)
Sec. 30.
Recommendations; factors.
The Commission shall address all of the following factors in developing the 5‑year strategic plan:
(1) Strategies to broaden access to programs and
| services to youth up through age 24. | |
(2) Disparities in access and outcomes that may be |
| present based on racial, ethnic, geographic, gender, sexual orientation, disability, incarceration status, medically fragile health conditions, or other variables. | |
(3) The role of and supports for families and |
| communities in achieving successful outcomes for children, youth and young adults. | |
(4) Mechanisms for data collection and tracking that |
| integrate data across programs and funding streams when possible. | |
(5) All other factors the Commission deems relevant |
| to the positive development of children, youth and young adults. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑781, eff. 8‑5‑08.) |
(20 ILCS 4075/20)
Sec. 20.
Strategic plan; desired outcomes.
The Commission shall develop a 5‑year strategic plan that includes specific recommendations to enhance coordination of existing State programs and services and innovative strategies to achieve the following outcomes:
(1) Thriving: preventive health. All children and
| youth should have access to adequate health care and be educated on healthy lifestyle choices to prevent future illness and disease. | |
(2) Learning: education completion. All children and |
| youth should have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and should receive appropriate individualized supports when they face challenges in doing so. | |
(3) Working: workforce development. All children and |
| youth should have an opportunity for education, skill building, and work experience to prepare them for success in the workforce. | |
(4) Connecting: social and emotional development. All |
| children and youth should have opportunities to develop essential social and emotional skills that allow them to communicate effectively, resolve conflict, and manage stress. | |
(5) Leading: civic engagement. All children and youth |
| should have opportunities to build relationships with adults and their peers as well as cultivate leadership skills through service learning, mentoring, and other safe activities in their communities. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑781, eff. 8‑5‑08.) |
(20 ILCS 4075/30)
Sec. 30.
Recommendations; factors.
The Commission shall address all of the following factors in developing the 5‑year strategic plan:
(1) Strategies to broaden access to programs and
| services to youth up through age 24. | |
(2) Disparities in access and outcomes that may be |
| present based on racial, ethnic, geographic, gender, sexual orientation, disability, incarceration status, medically fragile health conditions, or other variables. | |
(3) The role of and supports for families and |
| communities in achieving successful outcomes for children, youth and young adults. | |
(4) Mechanisms for data collection and tracking that |
| integrate data across programs and funding streams when possible. | |
(5) All other factors the Commission deems relevant |
| to the positive development of children, youth and young adults. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑781, eff. 8‑5‑08.) |