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Title Community And Residential Services Authority 
Website http://www2.illinois.gov/crsa/Pages/Minutes.aspx 
Contact Name John Schornagel  
Contact Title Executive Director of the Community and Residential Services Authority 
Contact Phone 217.782.2438 
Contact Email  
Function Provides technical assistance to parents, service consumers, providers and member agency personnel regarding statutory responsibilities of human service and education agencies to facilitate appropriate access to services needed by individuals, age 0 through 21, with a Severe Emotional Disturbances or Behavior Disorder and their families. The Authority administers a Dispute Resolution Process to make determinations in situations where there is a dispute regarding a plan of services or funding for a plan of services for individuals, age 0 through 21, with a Severe Emotional Disturbances or Behavior Disorder and their families. The Authority recommends policy statements, develops and promotes a statewide service plan for interagency cooperation for individuals, age 0 through 21, with a Severe Emotional Disturbances or Behavior Disorder and their families.  
Term 4 years & until successor is appointed 
Senate Confirmation No 
Compensation Expenses 
Composition 19 members:
(9) State agency representatives:
Attorney General’s Office (Disabled Persons Advocacy Division);
Department of Children and Family Services;
Department of Juvenile Justice;
Department of Human Services:
(Divisions of Community Health and Prevention, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Rehabilitation Services);
Department of Healthcare and Family Services;
and State Board of Education;
(4) Legislative Representatives:
Chairman and Minority Spokespersons from the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee and;
Chairman and Minority Spokespersons from the senate Education Committee, or their designees;
(6) Governor’s Appointees:
(5) shall be experienced and knowledgeable relative to the provision of services for individuals, age 0 through 21, with a Severe Emotional Disturbance or Behavior Disorder, and shall include representatives of both the private and public sector:
no more than 2 of these 5 must be or have been Directly involved in the provision of services to such individuals;
(1) shall be or shall have been a parent of an individual with Severe Emotional Disturbance or Behavior Disorder.  
Chair Elected by the board 
Authority 105 ILCS 5/14-15.01 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Term Expires Member Since Appointed By Position County Title
Bloom, Robert  07/31/2010  12/09/2005  Governor  Member  Cook  Private Sector 
Briseno, Kathy    02/25/2005  House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee Minority Spokesman  Member  DuPage  Designee 
Charmichael, Michele    08/18/2010  ISBE  Member  None  Designee 
Dietrich, Alan    07/07/2000  DHS - Division of Mental Health  Member  Sangamon  Designee 
Elder, David    03/14/1991  Senate Education Committee Minority Spokesman  Member  Menard  Designee 
Harkins, Seth     09/20/2010  House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee Chairman  Member  None  Designee 
Haugh-Stover, Maureen    11/29/2005  DHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities  Member  None  Designee 
Hernandez, Edgar    10/01/2008  DCFS Director  Member  Sangamon  Designee 
Hoy, Toni  08/01/2014  02/15/2013  Governor  Member  Lake  Parent 
Johnson, Jason    05/25/2011  Attorney General  Member  Lake  Designee 
Kinsey, Debra    04/13/2009  HFS  Member  Sangamon  Designee 
Lehman, Merlin  07/31/2010  10/02/2002  Governor  Member  McLean  Private Sector 
Ryan, Dee Ann  07/31/2010  05/29/2008  Governor  Member  Vermilion  Public Sector 
Seelbach, Gary  07/31/2010  12/20/2004  Governor  Chair, Member  Sangamon  Public Sector 
Staton, Randy    01/22/2010  DHS - Division of Rehabilitation Services  Member  None  Designee 
Stremlau, Julie    08/17/2009  DHS - Division of Community Health and Prevention  Member  None  Designee 
TBD      DJJ  Member  None  Designee 
TBD      Senate Education Committee Chairman  Member  None  Designee 
Whitted, Brooke  07/31/2010  12/10/2004  Governor  Member  Cook  Private Sector 

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