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Title	Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee
Contact Name	Denice Murray
Contact Title	Executive Deputy Director, Illinois DCFS
Contact Phone	312-814-6800
Contact Email
Function	To examine issues related to racial and socioeconomic disparities affecting the pro-social development of children and youth, to identify ways to engage more parents in being accountable for the actions of their children, and to identify ways to engage more communities in being accountable for investing in pro-social development of children and families.
Term	Board set to expire Dec. 31, 2010
Senate Confirmation	No
Composition	29 members appointed as follows: Three members appointed by the President of the Senate; Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; One member of the Governor's staff appointed by the Governor; Two members appointed by the Chair of the Illinois African-American Family Commission; Two members appointed by the Joint Chair of an association that represents Illinois African American legislators; One member appointed by the Chair of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board; One member from each of the following State agencies appointed by their respective heads: Department of Children and Family Services; Department of Human Services; Department on Aging; Illinois State Board of Education; Department of Juvenile Justice; Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and Department of Corrections; and six public members representing the interests of child welfare advocates, public health researchers, the general public, the formerly incarcerated, faith-based community, and court personnel - each appointed by the Governor.
Authority	Committee created by Senate Joint Resolution 5 and extended by SJR082

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	County	Title
Carpenter, Patricia	06/30/2010	10/22/2009	Chair of the Illinois African-American Family Commission	Member	Sangamon
Findley, Craig		06/18/2010	Chair of Prisoner Review Board	Member	None
Ford, LaShawn	06/30/2010	05/30/2009	Speaker of the House	Member	None	State Representative
Graham, Deborah	06/30/2010	05/30/2009	Speaker of the House	Member	None	State Representative
Henderson, Kay		06/21/2010	Head of Illinois State Board of Education	Member, Designee from ISBE	None
Howard, Connie	06/30/2010	05/30/2009	Speaker of the House	Member	Cook	State Representative
Hurt, Barbara		07/13/2010	Head of Department of Corrections	Member, Designee from IDOC	None
Karantonis, Georgann Cole	06/30/2010	07/30/2009	House Minority Leader	Member	DuPage
Matthews, Sharron		06/28/2010	Head of Department of Healthcare and Family Services	Member, Designee from HFS	None	Assistant Director
Murray, Denice			Head of Department of Children and Family Services	Member, Designee from DCFS	None
Schwartz, Barbara		06/30/2010	Head of Department on Aging	Member, Designee from Dept. of Aging	None
Simon, Denise			Head of Department of Human Services	Member, Designee from DHS	None
Suber, Reiko	06/30/2010	10/22/2009	Chair of the Illinois African-American Family Commission	Member	Cook
TBD			Senate President	Member	None
TBD			Senate President	Member	None
TBD			Senate President	Member	None
TBD			Senate Minority Leader	Member	None
TBD			Senate Minority Leader	Member	None
TBD			House Minority Leader	Member	None
TBD			Joint Chair, Illinois African American legislators	Member	None
TBD			Joint Chair, Illinois African American legislators	Member	None
TBD			Head of Department of Juvenile Justice	Member, Designee from Juvenile Justice	None
VACANT			Governor	Member, Governor Staff	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None
VACANT			Governor	Member	None