Sec. 5. Program; eligibility.
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Sec. 5. Program; eligibility. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer a competitive grant program that will provide 5,000 youths with stipends or wages, or both, and supervision for up to a 10-week summer work period. The grants shall be awarded only to summer programs, of no more than 100 youths, that:
(1)are created and administered by a community-based organization, not-for-profit
organization, educational institution, or governmental entity in Illinois;
(2)employ low-income youths in Illinois between the ages of 14 and 21; and
(3)involve age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate:
(A)job training;
(B)life skills;
(C)education counseling;
(D)work readiness skills; or
(E)supervised meaningful work experience projects.