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HOUSE RESOLUTION 1151


 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor issued Executive Order No. 6 in July 
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2005 establishing the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute 
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(IRMI) under the Department of Public Health to provide grants 
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to entities that engage in stem cell research; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Fiscal Year 2006 budget included an 
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appropriation of $10 million to the Department of Public Health 
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to award these grants; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor amended his Executive Order No. 6 in 
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February to provide the Department of Public Health with the 
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power to implement the Institute, outlined the functions of 
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IRMI, and established requirements and conditions for 
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grantees; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor's amended Executive Order was 
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published in the Illinois Register on February 24th in lieu of 
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Department rules; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Public Health has since 
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established the new Institute and awarded grants to eligible 
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entities on April 24th; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor, in his proposed budget for Fiscal 
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Year 2007, is seeking a $15 million appropriation from Tobacco 
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Settlement monies for IRMI; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor has further stated that it is his 
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desire to increase this base appropriation by $2.5 million each 
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year for the next 5 years in order to provide the Institute 
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with an appropriation of $100 million by Fiscal Year 2011; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 


 






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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we urge the Governor and the Department of Public Health to 
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provide full disclosure of how the current appropriations for 
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the Institute are being spent; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we urge the Governor and the Department of 
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Public Health, upon awarding the grants, to disclose all 
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information regarding the grantees, the process by which these 
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grantees were selected, as well as the information on those 
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grant applications that were rejected and the reasons why those 
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applications were rejected; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we urge the Governor and the Department to 
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disclose any and all other information pertinent to the status 
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and operation of the Institute, including, but not limited to, 
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the oversight and reporting processes in place; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be 
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presented to the Governor and the Director of Public Health.