Previous Illinois Youth Summits

Information from the following Illinois Youth Summits is available on-line:

2009 Illinois Youth Summit: "Promoting the General Welfare"
Focus Issues: Allowing schools to punish students for off-campus Cyberbullying; lowering the federal minimum drinking age; legalizing the use of Medical Marijuana.

2008 Illinois Youth Summit: "E Pluribus Unum"
Focus Issues: Permanent resident status for undocumented high school students; anti-harassment policy that includes sexual orientation and gender identity; creating a multicultural education program for Illinois high schools.

2007 Illinois Youth Summit: "A More Perfect Union"
Focus Issues: Universal Health Care For Youth; Student Speech Rights On-Line; Instituting a Military Draft.

2006 Illinois Youth Summit: "The Role of the Citizen in the 21st Century"
Focus Issues: Equity in Public Education Funding; Voting Rights for Ex-Felons, Detaining U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants.

2005 Illinois Youth Summit: "The Role of the Citizen in the 21st Century"
Focus Issues: Mandatory Voting; Federal Surveillance of U.S. Persons under the USA PATRIOT Act; Defining Marriage

2004 Illinois Youth Summit: " Teens, Justice, and The Law"
Focus issues: Teen Offenders and the Law; Legal Status for Unauthorized Alien High School Students; Placing Juvenile Offenders; Juveniles and The Death Penalty

2003 Illinois Youth Summit: "Safety and Freedom in Post September 11 America
Focus issues: Creating a Federal Database; Expanding Search and Seizure Powers of Agencies of the Federal Government; Using Torture on Suspected Terrorists

2002 Illinois Youth Summit: "The Balance of Safety and Liberty after September 11"
Focus issues: Profiling of Muslims and Arabs; Military Censorship of the Media; Military Tribunals

2001 Illinois Youth Summit: "Issues of Violence Affecting Youth"
Focus issues: Disproportionate Minority Confinement/Racial Profiling; Gun Violence; Public Morality

2000 Illinois Youth Summit: "Creating Safer Communities"
Focus issues: Drug Abuse; Gangs; Intolerance

1999 Illinois Youth Summit: "Creating Safer Communities"
Focus issues: Protecting Against Date Rape; Holding Gun Manufacturers Accountable; Combating Hate Crime

1998 Illinois Youth Summit: "Protecting Our Youth from Violence"
Focus issues: Adopting A Curriculum to Reduce Relationship Violence; Monitoring Serious Habitual Juvenile Offenders; Mandatory Reporting of Hate Crimes

1997 Illinois Youth Summit: "Building Safe Communities"
Focus issues: Government Funding of After-School Community Centers; Punishing Youth for Driving While Intoxicated; Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Courts.