Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 4133/15. Composition

(1) The President of the Senate, or his or her designee, shall appoint: one member of the Senate; one member representing a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of community-based services for children and families; and one member from a statewide organization representing a majority of hospitals.

(2) The Senate Minority Leader, or his or her designee, shall appoint: one member of the Senate; one member from an organization conducting quality improvement initiatives to improve perinatal health; one member with relevant lived experience, as recommended by a reproductive justice advocacy organization with expertise in perinatal and infant health and birth equity.

(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee, shall appoint: one member of the House of Representatives; one member who is a licensed obstetrician-gynecologist, as recommended by a statewide organization representing obstetricians and gynecologists; one member with relevant lived experience, as recommended by a reproductive justice advocacy organization with expertise in perinatal and infant health and birth equity.

(4) The House Minority Leader, or his or her designee, shall appoint: one member of the House of Representatives; one member who is a licensed physician specializing in child abuse and neglect, as recommended by a statewide organization representing pediatricians; and one member who is a licensed physician specializing in perinatal substance use disorder treatment, as recommended by a statewide organization representing physicians.

(5) The Director of Children and Family Services, or the Director's designee.

(6) The exclusive collective bargaining representative of the majority of front-line employees at the Department of Children and Family Services, or the representative's designee.

(7) The Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary's designee.

(8) The Director of Public Health, or the Director's designee.

(9) The Cook County Public Guardian, or the Cook County Public Guardian's designee.