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e. Assessing the costs of child poverty to municipalities and to the State; and f. Creating an inventory of existing state-wide public and private programs that address child poverty; and g. Calculating the percentage of the target population served by such programs and the current funding levels, if any, for such programs; and h. Identifying and analyzing any deficiencies or inefficiencies of such programs; and i. Establishing the procedures and priorities for implementing strategies to achieve a 50% reduction in child poverty in the State of Delaware by June 30, 2017. 4. The chairperson of the Task Force, who shall be appointed by the Governor from among its members, shall lead the administration of the Task Force by: a. setting a time, date and place for the initial organizational meeting; b. ensuring the proper preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports of the Task Force; c. ensuring the Task Force identify any staffing requirements necessary to properly execute the functions of this order, and allow the representatives from among the various state agencies to distribute those responsibilities within those agencies; and d. ensuring the final report of the Task Force is submitted to the Governor with copies submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Director of the Division of Research of Legislative Council and the Delaware Public Archives; 5. The Task Force shall submit its report on “Recommendations to Reduce Child Poverty” to the Governor, Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore within one year of the effective date of this order.

Approved August 29, 2007