| | Sec. 1. Commission to Examine Methods to Ensure the Safety of Children and Families | established. Resolved: That the Commission to Examine Methods to | Ensure the Safety of Children and Families, referred to in this | resolve as the "commission," is established; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists | of the following 11 members: |
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| | 1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of | the Senate; |
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| | 2. Two members from the House of Representatives, appointed | by the Speaker of the House; |
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| | 3. One Department of Human Services caseworker, appointed by | the Commissioner of Human Services; |
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| | 4. One attorney who represents parents in Department of Human | Services child protective matters, appointed by the Speaker of | the House; |
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| | 5. One parent who contested a Department of Human Services | child protection court action to remove a child of the parent and | who won in court and regained custody of the child, appointed by | the President of the Senate; |
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| | 6. One parent who contested a Department of Human Services | child protection action to remove a child of the parent and who | regained custody of the child without a court action, appointed | by the Speaker of the House; |
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| | 7. One counselor of parents in a matter in which a child was | reunified with the parents, appointed by the President of the | Senate; |
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| | 8. One advocate for children, appointed by the Speaker of the | House; and |
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| | 9. The Commissioner of Human Services or the commissioner's | designee; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first named Senate member is the | Senate chair of the commission and the first named House of | Representatives member is the House chair of the commission; and | be it further |
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| | Sec. 4. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be | made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this | resolve. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council |
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