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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
  
2    WHEREAS, The fifth generation of wireless (5G) is expected 
3to be available throughout the country in
2020; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, 5G taps into millimeter waves at the top of the 
5radio spectrum that have not previously been
used for 
6telecommunication to allow for the faster transfer of data; and
  
 

  
7    WHEREAS, New antennas and other 5G equipment will need to 
8be installed to increase capacity; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, New technology frequently invokes concerns about 
10health impacts; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
13CONCURRING HEREIN, that the 5G Task Force is created to 
14identify any major health risks associated with the 
15proliferation of 5G
infrastructure in the State of Illinois; 
16and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of the 
18following members, who shall serve
without compensation:
19        (1) One member from the Department of Public Health, 
20    appointed by the Director of Public
Health;
 
 
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1        (2) One member from the Department of Innovation and 
2    Technology, appointed by the
Director of the Department of 
3    Innovation and Technology;
4        (3) One member who is considered an expert in the field 
5    of radiology, appointed by the
Governor; and
6        (4) One member who is considered an expert in the field 
7    of electrical engineering and is
employed as a professor of 
8    the subject, appointed by the Governor; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall 
10provide administrative support to the
Task Force; and be it 
11further
 
  
12    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a final report 
13to the General Assembly by January 1, 2021 and, upon the filing 
14of its report, is dissolved.