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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 49 | ||||||
| 2 | (As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Chronic Kidney Disease is the 9th leading cause of | ||||||
| 4 | death in the United States; an estimated 31 million people in | ||||||
| 5 | the United States have chronic kidney disease; over 1.12 | ||||||
| 6 | million people in the State of Illinois are living with the | ||||||
| 7 | disease; early chronic kidney disease has no signs or symptoms | ||||||
| 8 | and, without early detection, can progress to kidney failure; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, If a person has high blood pressure, heart | ||||||
| 11 | disease, diabetes, or a family history of kidney failure, the | ||||||
| 12 | risk of kidney disease is greater; in Illinois, 13% of all | ||||||
| 13 | adults have diabetes, and 32% have high blood pressure; the | ||||||
| 14 | prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension is | ||||||
| 15 | higher for African Americans, who develop kidney failure at a | ||||||
| 16 | rate of nearly 4 to 1 compared to Caucasians, while Hispanics | ||||||
| 17 | develop kidney failure at a rate of 2 to 1; almost half of the | ||||||
| 18 | people waiting for a kidney in Illinois identify as African | ||||||
| 19 | American, but, in 2017, less than 10% of them received a | ||||||
| 20 | kidney; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Although dialysis is a life-extending treatment, | ||||||
| 22 | the best and most cost effective treatment for kidney failure | ||||||
| 23 | is a kidney transplant; currently, the wait in Illinois for a | ||||||
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| 1 | deceased donor kidney is 5-7 years, and, everyday, 13 people | ||||||
| 2 | die while waiting; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, If chronic kidney disease is detected early and | ||||||
| 4 | managed appropriately, the individual can receive treatment | ||||||
| 5 | sooner to help protect the kidneys, the deterioration in kidney | ||||||
| 6 | function can be slowed or even stopped, and the risk of | ||||||
| 7 | associated cardiovascular complications and other | ||||||
| 8 | complications can be reduced; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 11 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Kidney Disease Prevention and | ||||||
| 12 | Education Task Force is created to work directly with | ||||||
| 13 | educational institutions to create health education programs | ||||||
| 14 | to increase awareness of and to examine chronic kidney disease, | ||||||
| 15 | transplantations, living and deceased kidney donation, and the | ||||||
| 16 | existing disparity in the rates of those afflicted between | ||||||
| 17 | Caucasians and minorities; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will also be expected to | ||||||
| 19 | develop a sustainable plan to raise awareness about early | ||||||
| 20 | detection, promote health equity, and reduce the burden of | ||||||
| 21 | kidney disease throughout the State, which should include an | ||||||
| 22 | ongoing campaign that would include health education workshops | ||||||
| 23 | and seminars, relevant research, and preventative screenings, | ||||||
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| 1 | and promote social media campaigns and TV and radio | ||||||
| 2 | commercials; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That membership of the Task Force shall be as | ||||||
| 4 | follows: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate | ||||||
| 6 | President, who shall serve as Co-Chair; | ||||||
| 7 | (2) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 8 | appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall serve as | ||||||
| 9 | Co-Chair; | ||||||
| 10 | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 11 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; | ||||||
| 12 | (4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate | ||||||
| 13 | Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 14 | (5) One member representing the Department of Public | ||||||
| 15 | Health, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 16 | (6) One member representing the Department of | ||||||
| 17 | Healthcare and Family Services, appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 18 | (7) One member representing a medical center in a | ||||||
| 19 | county with a population of more 3 million residents, | ||||||
| 20 | appointed by the Co-Chairs; | ||||||
| 21 | (8) One member of a statewide association representing | ||||||
| 22 | physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its | ||||||
| 23 | branches in Illinois; | ||||||
| 24 | (9) One member representing a not-for-profit organ | ||||||
| 25 | procurement organization, appointed by the Co-Chairs; | ||||||
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| 1 | (10) One member representing a national non-profit | ||||||
| 2 | research kidney organization in the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the Co-Chairs; and | ||||||
| 4 | (11) The Secretary of State or his or her designee; and | ||||||
| 5 | be it further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve | ||||||
| 7 | without compensation; and be it further | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | ||||||
| 9 | provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | ||||||
| 12 | to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020 and, | ||||||
| 13 | upon the filing of its final report, is dissolved.
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