Full Text of HR0050 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Studies have shown the need for continued | 3 | | assistance for children who have aged out of foster care; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Studies have also shown that former foster care | 5 | | youth are more likely than their peers to have higher | 6 | | unemployment and lower levels of higher education; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Children and Family Services has | 8 | | committed to assisting youth that age out of foster care with | 9 | | programs that ensure continued success of the child and are | 10 | | cost-effective for the State; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has implemented programs and | 12 | | laws to assist various populations for employment and | 13 | | educational opportunities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, There is a need to further examine existing laws | 15 | | and programs of other populations that may be applicable to | 16 | | youth that have aged out of foster care; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there | 19 | | is created the Success by 25 Task Force under the Department of | 20 | | Children and Family Services to identify and recommend |
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| 1 | | cost-effective ways to further assist foster care children as | 2 | | they age out of foster care and into independent living; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and | 5 | | consider existing laws, programs, and benefits that could be | 6 | | used to assist wards of the State in a cost-effective manner to | 7 | | live independently as they age out of foster care; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the primary focus of the Task Force is to
| 10 | | identify programs that may be beneficial to young adults
| 11 | | between the ages of 18 and 21 who are in the care of the
| 12 | | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; the | 13 | | secondary focus is to examine new programs and laws for young
| 14 | | adults between the ages of 21 and 25 who were formerly in the
| 15 | | care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
| 16 | | to ensure their continued success for independent living; and
| 17 | | be it further"; and | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 19 | | following members: | 20 | | (1) three members appointed by the Speaker of the House | 21 | | of
Representatives, one of whom shall serve as a | 22 | | Co-Chairperson
of the Task Force; |
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| 1 | | (2) three members appointed by the Minority Leader
of | 2 | | the House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as a
| 3 | | Co-Chairperson of the Task Force; | 4 | | (3) the Secretary of the Department of Human
Services | 5 | | or his or her designee; | 6 | | (4) the Director of the Department of Children and
| 7 | | Family Services or his or her designee; | 8 | | (5) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | 9 | | Family Services or his or her designee; | 10 | | (6) the
Director of the Department of Corrections or | 11 | | his or her designee; | 12 | | (7) a
representative from the Governor's Office, | 13 | | appointed by the
Governor; | 14 | | (8) two members who are licensed social workers who | 15 | | work
with children in at-risk groups, appointed by the | 16 | | Director of
the Department of Children and Family Services; | 17 | | (9) one representative from the
Office of the Cook | 18 | | County Public Guardian, appointed by the
Director of the |
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| 1 | | Department of Children and Family Services in consultation | 2 | | with
the Cook County Public Guardian; | 3 | | (10) two representatives from the
Children and Family | 4 | | Services Advisory Council, appointed by the
Director of the | 5 | | Department of Children and Family Services; and | 6 | | (11) two former
youth-in-care, appointed by the | 7 | | Director of the Department of Children and Family
Services; | 8 | | and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | 10 | | without compensation; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the cooperation | 12 | | of any State agencies it deems appropriate to assist the Task | 13 | | Force in carrying out its duties; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | 15 | | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task | 16 | | Force shall consist of a majority of the members of the Task | 17 | | Force; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | 19 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly in a report to the | 20 | | General Assembly and the Director of Children and Family |
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| 1 | | Services on or before December 31, 2017.
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