1) Designating a Steering Committee of four to six Board members;

1. 2) Assigning Board members to workgroups based on expertise of assigned tasks; and
2. 3) Adopting bylaws for the internal management of the Board, a copy of which is to be filed with the Associate Director of DFCS.

b) Steering Committee responsibilities include:

1. 1) Meeting monthly;
2. 2) Setting the agenda for Board meetings;
3. 3) Convening and facilitating Board meetings;
4. 4) Monitoring the membership and ensuring vacancies are filled timely;

5. 5) Monitoring the completion of the Board's legislative mandates;

   1. 6) Monitoring the completion of the Board's Annual Report to the General Assembly;
   2. 7) Convening workgroups to complete tasks described in a work plan or ad hoc groups as other issues arise;

   3. 8) Developing a work plan for the assigned task;

      1. 9) Reporting on activities toward completion of a work plan at Board quarterly meetings;
      2. 10) Designating Chairpersons for workgroups;
      3. 11) Monitoring the evaluation and completion of annual work plans;
      4. 12) Acting as liaisons to various outside interest groups and bringing issues/work back to the workgroup;
      5. 13) Reviewing and advising the Board of any new initiatives (i.e., national, federal and state) and how they should be carried out in Illinois; and
      6. 14) Receiving reports from the Board's Chairperson related to DHS and Title V activities.