20 ILCS 525/5-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 525/ - Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council Law.|Article 5 - Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council Law

Sec. 5-10.     Membership.(a) The Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council shall consist of the  following membership:(1) 2 foster parents from the Department's southern     and northern administrative regions; 3 foster parents from the Department's central administrative region; and 2 foster parents from each of the Department's Cook County administrative regions.  One of the 6 foster parents representing the Cook County administrative regions shall be the current President of the Cook County Foster Parent Advisory Committee;(2) 2 foster parents representing the Department's     Child Welfare Advisory Committee, with at least one foster parent residing in Cook County;(3) 2 foster care professionals representing the     Department's Child Welfare Advisory Committee to represent agencies providing foster care services under contract to the Department;(4) the current president of the Illinois Foster     Parent Association; and(5) 4 other non-Department persons with recognized     expertise regarding foster care who shall be nominated by the Director of the Department ("the Director").Each Administrator of the Department's specified administrative regions shall  make recommendations of foster parents for appointment as members to  the Director. The  recommendations of the Regional Administrator shall be based upon consultation  by the Regional Administrator with organized foster parent groups and  Department staff.All appointments to the Council shall be made in writing by the  Director.  In soliciting and making appointments, the Director  shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure the membership of the Council is  culturally diverse and representative and also geographically representative of  the Department's administrative regions.(b) Each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.  No member shall  be appointed to more than 2 terms, except the President of the Illinois Foster  Parent Association and the President of the Cook County Foster Parent  Association may serve as long as he or she holds office.  Members shall  continue to serve until their successors are appointed.  The terms of original  members and of members subsequently appointed to fill vacancies created by a  change in the number of the Council's members shall be determined to assure as  nearly as  possible that the terms of one-third of the members in each sector expire each  year on June 30th.  The original members in each sector shall determine by lot  the length of each member's term, one-third to be for 3 years,  one-third to be for 2 years, and one-third to be for one year, and  the Council's secretary shall record the results.  Thereafter, any member  appointed to fill a vacancy other than one created by the expiration of a  regular 3 year term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the  predecessor member, or in the case of new memberships created by change in  number of members, for such term as is appropriate under this subsection.(c) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve without compensation, except  that the Department shall reimburse members for travel and per diem expenses  associated with participation in Advisory Council meetings and activities.  Reimbursement shall be consistent with Illinois Department of Central  Management Services rules, as approved by the Governor's Travel Control Board.    (Source: P.A. 89-19, eff. 6-3-95.)