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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois Department of Children 
3and Family Services (DCFS) is to promote prevention, child 
4safety, permanency, and well-being; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, As of June 30, 2018, DCFS had approximately 17,481 
6children under its service umbrella; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Governor Pritzker and the General Assembly 
8budgeted an additional $128.2 million for  DCFS for Fiscal Year 
92020 and authorized the hiring of an additional 300 employees; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, DCFS has the primary responsibility of protecting 
12children through the investigation of suspected abuse and 
13neglect by parents and other caregivers in a position of trust 
14or authority over the child; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The Office of Inspector General of DCFS has 
16recommended changes within DCFS in its annual report; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, 123 children who are, or who have been, under the 
18DCFS service umbrella died between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 
192019; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Adoption and Child Welfare Committee of the 
2Illinois House of Representatives is a bi-partisan group of 
3legislators committed to working together to better protect 
4children under the purview of DCFS; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Input from the medical community is important to 
6this endeavor; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we urge Illinois' medical community to work with the General 
10Assembly and other stakeholders to develop the best practices 
11and resources to assist them in their role as mandated 
12reporters of suspected child abuse and neglect.