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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
3 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a | ||||||
4 | House Illinois Health Survey Task Force is created for the | ||||||
5 | purpose of studying the feasibility of implementing an Illinois | ||||||
6 | Health Survey (a survey of the health status, access to health | ||||||
7 | services, and other health-related issues of the Illinois | ||||||
8 | population), including, but not limited to: (a) reviewing | ||||||
9 | current Illinois data systems that focus on health, (b) | ||||||
10 | identifying unmet data needs of the House related to health, | ||||||
11 | (c) reviewing cost-effective options for the Illinois Health | ||||||
12 | Survey, (d) considering funding levels and sources, (e) | ||||||
13 | considering surveying methods that would permit county and | ||||||
14 | city-level analysis of health issues, and (f) proposing a pilot | ||||||
15 | project that would allow for the full development of a survey | ||||||
16 | instrument and refining the methodology for performing an | ||||||
17 | Illinois Health Survey; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That the House Illinois Health Survey Task
Force | ||||||
19 | shall consist of 4 members of the House of
Representatives | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and 4 | ||||||
21 | members of the House of
Representatives appointed by the | ||||||
22 | Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives; the members | ||||||
23 | shall be chosen to
ensure geographically diverse | ||||||
24 | representation; the
membership shall include at least one |
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1 | Representative
serving on each of the following committees: the | ||||||
2 | House
Human Services Committee, the House Environmental Health
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3 | Committee, the House Developmental Disability/Mental
Illness | ||||||
4 | Committee, the House Health Care Availability and
Access | ||||||
5 | Committee, the House Insurance Committee, the House
Veterans | ||||||
6 | Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriations
Human Services | ||||||
7 | Committee; the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the | ||||||
8 | Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives shall each | ||||||
9 | designate one appointee to serve
as co-chair; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That the House Illinois Health Survey Task
Force | ||||||
11 | shall hold at least 2 meetings at which public
testimony shall | ||||||
12 | be heard; additional meetings may be
scheduled and activities | ||||||
13 | may be added as necessary at the
discretion of the co-chairs; | ||||||
14 | the House Illinois Health
Survey Task Force may use outside | ||||||
15 | experts to help it staff
the Task Force and research the | ||||||
16 | issues, and may consult
with the directors (or the | ||||||
17 | representatives) of the
Department of Public Health, | ||||||
18 | Department of Healthcare and
Family Services, Department of | ||||||
19 | Human Services, Department
on Aging, Department of Children and | ||||||
20 | Family Services,
Illinois Assistive Technology Project, and | ||||||
21 | Illinois Council on
Developmental Disabilities; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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23 | RESOLVED, That the House Illinois Health Survey Task
Force | ||||||
24 | shall submit a written report, addressing issues
related to its |
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1 | feasibility, to all members of the General
Assembly, the | ||||||
2 | Governor's office, and relevant State
agencies no later than | ||||||
3 | January 11, 2008.
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