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Executive Order Number One Hundred-One Establishing The Child Poverty Task Force WHEREAS, the United States of America has the highest child poverty rate of the seventeen wealthiest countries in the world; and WHEREAS, although the State of Delaware made progress towards reducing child poverty in the 1990’s, the poverty rate in Delaware has risen since 2002; and WHEREAS, children who live in poverty are subjected to a number of harsh realities that include, but are not limited to, a substantially greater likelihood to die from infectious diseases and to drop out of school prior to obtaining a high school diploma; and WHEREAS, the United Kingdom reduced the child poverty rate in Great Britain from 19% in 2000 to 11% in 2006 through its commitment to reduce child poverty by 50% within ten years; and WHEREAS, the States of Connecticut, California, and Minnesota, as well as the cities of New York and Milwaukee, have made similar commitments to reduce the child poverty rate by 50% within ten years; and WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the moral and economic interest in reducing child poverty, and appreciates the productivity that would result from a substantial decrease of child poverty in Delaware. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RUTH ANN MINNER, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby declare and order as follows: 1. The Child Poverty Task Force (the “Task Force”) is hereby established. 2. The Task Force shall consist of twenty-five (25) members as follows: a. The Secretary of the Department of Education or his/her designee; b. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or his/her designee; c. The Secretary of Labor or his/her designee; d. The Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families or his/her designee; e. The Executive Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority or his/her designee; f. The Chief Judge of the Delaware Family Court or his/her designee;