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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 

  
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Director of 
4Children and Family Services and the Director of Public Health 
5to  submit, by January 1, 2017, a joint report to the General 
6Assembly and the Governor that sets forth its transition plan 
7and recommendations regarding the merits of transferring the 
8administration of all child death review teams from the 
9Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of 
10Public Health; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That in preparing the joint report, the Directors 
12should consult with knowledgeable experts and other 
13stakeholders in the field, including, but not limited to: (i) 
14pediatricians knowledgeable about child abuse and neglect; 
15(ii) national experts in the area of child abuse, neglect, and 
16child fatality; (iii) members of the Child Death Review Teams; 
17(iv) forensic pathologists; (v) the Office of the Cook County 
18Public Guardian; (vi) the Cook County State's Attorney's Office 
19and offices of State's Attorneys of other counties; and (vii) 
20members of the law enforcement community.  In addition, the 
21Directors may conduct a public hearing or hearings to receive 
22additional information from members of the public; and be it 
23further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That the joint report shall: (i) make a 
2recommendation regarding the merits of transferring the 
3administration of all child death review teams from the 
4Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of 
5Public Health as well as its proposed transition plan; (ii) 
6make one or more recommendations regarding programmatic 
7changes, if any, that should or should not be made to the 
8administration of child death review teams; and (iii) include 
9suitable draft legislation to implement the recommendations 
10made by the Directors as part of their report; and be it 
11further
 
12    RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
delivered to

13the Director of Children and Family Services and the Director 
14of Public Health.