Members of the Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force must represent the diversity of this State and possess the expertise needed to perform the work required to meet the objectives of the Task Force set forth under Section 10. Members of the Task Force shall include the following:
         (1) One representative of a statewide coalition
    
addressing childhood trauma, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
        (2) One representative of a statewide collaborative
    
addressing trauma across the lifespan (birth through older adulthood), appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
        (3) One representative from the Resilience Education
    
to Advance Community Healing (REACH) Statewide Initiative, appointed by the Superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education.
        (4) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
    
the President of the Senate.
        (5) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
    
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (6) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
    
the Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (7) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
    
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (8) The Director of the Governor’s Children’s Mental
    
Health Transformation Initiative or the Director’s designee.
        (9) The Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice
    
Information Authority or the Director’s designee.
        (10) The Director of Public Health or the Director’s
    
designee.
        (11) The Secretary of Human Services or the
    
Secretary’s designee.
        (12) The State Superintendent of Education or the
    
State Superintendent’s designee.
        (13) The Director of Juvenile Justice or the
    
Director’s designee.
        (14) The Director of Corrections or the Director’s
    
designee.
        (15) The Director of Children and Family Services or
    
the Director’s designee.
        (16) The Director of Aging or the Director’s designee.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4129/15

  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (17) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services
    
or the Director’s designee.
        (18) The Chair of the Illinois Law Enforcement
    
Training Standards Board or the Chair’s designee.
        (19) The Director of the Administrative Office of the
    
Illinois Courts or the Director’s designee.
        (20) Up to 5 additional representatives appointed by
    
the Lieutenant Governor who have expertise in trauma-informed policies and practices within health care, public health, public education, the criminal legal system, violence prevention, child welfare, human services, adult behavioral health services, children’s behavioral health services, or law enforcement.
        (21) Up to 3 representatives who have been impacted
    
by State systems, including the criminal legal system and child welfare, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
        (22) At least one representative from student and
    
youth counsels or advisory groups focused on advancing awareness and resources for mental health and trauma-informed services in diverse communities across the State, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
        (23) At least one representative from an organization
    
that brings parents together to improve mental health and supports for children and families, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
        (24) One representative from a public-private
    
partnership to support children’s behavioral health, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.