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type: "Bill"
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title: "FOSTER YOUTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP"
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description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules on the development and implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with professional training and experience through internships. Provides that the Department may collaborate with other appropriate State agencies to establish the pilot program; and that the Department shall establish rules on the application process and eligibility requirements under the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, a rule establishing that individuals who are at least 15 years old and are current or former foster youth are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Provides that internships provided under the pilot program may be paid or unpaid; and that subject to appropriations, beginning January 1, 2016, the Department shall implement the pilot program. Provides that the pilot program shall operate for a 2-year period, at the end of which the Department shall evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of foster youth who participated in the pilot program; (ii) the location and type of internships provided under the pilot program; and (3) the Department's efforts to recruit eligible individuals to participate in the pilot program. Requires the report to state whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program, using performance metrics to explain the rationale for its decision. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 1255"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1255 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-17"
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last_action: "2015-08-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d9c8986-f176-4a71-af1b-ba403cccd4b6"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1255&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87705&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "11d391e859b071acdfd1654c191a33cfae26f7e3bfc599ec35a7e2b2720c2896"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1255 (99th) — FOSTER YOUTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules on the development and implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with professional training and experience through internships. Provides that the Department may collaborate with other appropriate State agencies to establish the pilot program; and that the Department shall establish rules on the application process and eligibility requirements under the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, a rule establishing that individuals who are at least 15 years old and are current or former foster youth are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Provides that internships provided under the pilot program may be paid or unpaid; and that subject to appropriations, beginning January 1, 2016, the Department shall implement the pilot program. Provides that the pilot program shall operate for a 2-year period, at the end of which the Department shall evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of foster youth who participated in the pilot program; (ii) the location and type of internships provided under the pilot program; and (3) the Department's efforts to recruit eligible individuals to participate in the pilot program. Requires the report to state whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program, using performance metrics to explain the rationale for its decision. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1255&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87705&DocNum=1255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1255eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87705&DocNum=1255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1255enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87705&DocNum=1255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
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- **2015-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-04** To Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Department of Children and Family Services
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- **2015-03-11** Reported Back To Human Services; 004-000-000
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- **2015-03-18** Postponed - Human Services
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- **2015-03-25** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
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- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
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- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 049-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2015-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2015-04-27** Assigned to Youth & Young Adults `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Youth & Young Adults; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2015-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2015-05-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2015-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2015
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- **2015-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0285 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d9c8986-f176-4a71-af1b-ba403cccd4b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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