Full Text of SJR0062 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Children and Family Services | 3 | | (DCFS) is charged with providing support to the State's | 4 | | youngest and most vulnerable population; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, there are State-supported services | 6 | | that provide for the foster placement of youth in care or | 7 | | reunification of families, and it is DCFS's task to prioritize | 8 | | the needs of the child and find them the most appropriate | 9 | | placement; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It is essential to provide DCFS with the necessary | 11 | | support and resources to carry out their mission; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly plays a key role in | 13 | | supporting DCFS's mission; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 16 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Department of | 17 | | Children and Family Services Working Group; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Working Group shall consists of the | 19 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 20 | | (1)3 members recommended by the President of the |
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| 1 | | Senate, one of whom shall be designated as Co-Chairperson; | 2 | | (2)3 members recommended by the Senate Minority | 3 | | Leader; | 4 | | (3)3 members recommended by the Speaker of the House of | 5 | | Representatives, one of whom shall be designated as | 6 | | Co-Chairperson; | 7 | | (4)3 members recommended by the Minority Leader of the | 8 | | House of Representatives; and | 9 | | (5) The Director of Children and Family Services and | 10 | | the Governor of Illinois, or their designees, shall each | 11 | | serve as an ex officio member of the Working Group; and be | 12 | | it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Children and Family | 14 | | Services shall provide administrative support for the Working | 15 | | Group, in cooperation with the legislative caucuses; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Working Group shall be tasked with | 18 | | reviewing State regulations affecting the Department of | 19 | | Children and Family Service in order to determine best | 20 | | practices associated with the Department's mission; and be it | 21 | | further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Working Group may hear testimony from | 23 | | service providers, constituent groups, families, foster |
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| 1 | | families, youth in care, former youth in care, DCFS | 2 | | administrators and employees, social worker advocates, social | 3 | | worker educators, children's advocates, and members of the | 4 | | Early Learning Council, among others; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Working Group may compile a series of | 6 | | recommendations to address the needs of the DCFS population; | 7 | | and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution may be | 9 | | delivered to the Department of Children and Family Services and | 10 | | the Office of the Governor.
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