(105 ILCS 5/22-65)
Sec. 22-65. The Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. The Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children is created within the Department of Children and Family Services. The Task Force shall consist of all of the following members:
(1) One member of the General Assembly and one
member of the public, appointed by the President of the Senate.
(2) One member of the General Assembly and one
member of the public, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(3) One member of the General Assembly and one member
of the public, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) One member of the General Assembly and one
member of the public, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(5) The Director of Children and Family Services or
his or her designee.
(6) The State Superintendent of Education or his or
her designee.
(7) The Director of Public Health or his or her
designee.
(8) The Executive Director of the Illinois Violence
Prevention Authority or his or her designee.
(9) A representative of an agency that leads the
collaboration of the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse cases, appointed by the Director of Children and Family Services.
(10) A representative of an organization
representing law enforcement, appointed by the Director of State Police.
(11) A representative of a statewide professional
teachers' organization, appointed by the head of that organization.
(12) A representative of a different statewide
professional teachers' organization, appointed by the head of that organization.
(13) A representative of an organization involved in
the prevention of child abuse in this State, appointed by the Director of Children and Family Services.
(14) A representative of an organization
representing school management in this State, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
(15) Erin Merryn, for whom Section 10-23.13 of this
Code is named.
Members of the Task Force must be individuals who are actively involved in the fields of the prevention of child abuse and neglect and child welfare. The appointment of members must reflect the geographic diversity of the State.
The Task Force shall elect a presiding officer by a majority vote of the membership of the Task Force. The Task Force shall meet at the call of the presiding officer.
The Task Force shall make recommendations for reducing child sexual abuse in Illinois. In making those recommendations, the Task Force shall:
(1) gather information concerning child sexual abuse
throughout the State;
(2) receive reports and testimony from individuals,
State and local agencies, community-based organizations, and other public and private organizations;
(3) create goals for State policy that would prevent
child sexual abuse; and
(4) submit a final report with its recommendations
to the Office of the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2012.
The recommendations may include proposals for specific statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation among State agencies and between the State and local government.
The Task Force shall consult with employees of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Criminal Justice Information Agency, the Department of State Police, the Illinois State Board of Education, and any other State agency or department as necessary to accomplish the Task Force's responsibilities under this Section.
The members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation and shall not be reimbursed for their expenses.
The Task Force shall be abolished upon submission of the final report to the Office of the Governor and the General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 96-1524, eff. 2-14-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
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