(20 ILCS 4105/10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)

Sec. 10. Composition. The Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force is created within the Department of Children and Family Services consisting of members appointed as follows:

(1) Two members from the Senate, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.

(2) Two members from the House of Representatives, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the House Minority Leader.

(3) Two General Assembly members from the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, appointed by the Joint Caucus Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.

(4) Two General Assembly members from the Illinois Latino Caucus, appointed by the Chair of the Illinois Latino Caucus.

(5) One member from the Office of the Governor appointed by the Governor.

(6) The Director of Children and Family Services, or his or her designee.

(7) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee.

(8) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee.

(9) One member from an organization with expertise in housing and the Continuum of Care Program that works with impacted populations or convenes advocates to prevent and end homelessness, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(10) The Inspector General of the Department of Children and Family Services, or his or her designee.

(11) One member from an organization with expertise in the child welfare system that advocates to preserve and reunify families, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(12) One member who is an academic researcher who has studied the racialized history and impact of the child welfare system on children, families, and communities, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(13) One member from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, Children and Families Unit, Court Services Division, appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.

(14) Three members who are parents directly impacted by the child welfare system, at least 2 of whom come from a disproportionately represented racial group, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(15) The Cook County Public Guardian, or his or her designee.

(16) One member who provides legal representation to children in child protection cases from outside of Cook County, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(17) Two members who provide legal representation to parents in child protection cases, one from the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, appointed by the Governor's Office, and one from outside of Cook County, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(18) Two members who provide legal representation on behalf of the State of Illinois in child protection cases, one from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, appointed by the Governor's Office, and one from a State's Attorney's office outside of Cook County, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(19) One member who provides legal services to parents impacted by gender-based violence during the investigation phase of child abuse or neglect cases, including services related to safety plans, intact services, and administrative appeals, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(20) Three members who have experience as youth in the child welfare system, at least 2 of whom come from a disproportionately represented racial group, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(21) One member from a statewide organization advocating for the advancement of civil liberties for at least 80 years in Illinois, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(22) One member from an organization that advocates on behalf of children, youth, and families and the community-based providers that serve them, appointed by the Governor's Office.

(Source: P.A. 102-506, eff. 8-20-21.)