(20 ILCS 4105/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024) Sec. 25. Report. The Task Force shall produce and submit policy recommendations, both administrative and legislative, to the General Assembly and the Governor within one year after the first meeting of the Task Force. The recommendations shall seek to: (i) prioritize preserving and reunifying families involved in the child welfare system, particularly Black families; (ii) reduce child welfare system involvement, particularly for Black families; and (iii) eliminate racial disproportionality in system involvement and the disproportionate impact of system involvement on families. The Task Force co-chairs shall convene a final meeting before the repeal date of this Act to discuss an implementation plan based on the produced policy recommendations. (Source: P.A. 102-506, eff. 8-20-21.) |