Full Text of HJR0043 95th General Assembly
HJ0043 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, As our State's seniors live longer lives, Illinois | 3 |
| faces a major challenge in addressing long-term healthcare | 4 |
| needs; and
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| WHEREAS, Eighty-six percent of people age 85 and older have | 6 |
| at least one chronic condition which can cause pain, | 7 |
| disability, and loss of functioning; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 48 million Americans over the age of | 9 |
| 50 suffer from chronic pain; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Approximately 18 million children in the United | 11 |
| States have developmental, physical, and/or behavioral | 12 |
| disabilities that require significant home care; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Family caregivers provide 80 percent of long-term | 14 |
| care in the United States, a level of care valued at $306 | 15 |
| billion a year, more than what is spent on nursing home and | 16 |
| paid home care combined; and
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| WHEREAS, 29 million Americans provide home respite care to | 18 |
| family members of all ages; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of |
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| 2006 was passed by both chambers of the United States Congress | 2 |
| and subsequently signed into law by President George W. Bush on | 3 |
| December 21, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of | 5 |
| 2006 authorizes $289 million to be provided to the states for | 6 |
| the purpose of developing lifespan respite care at the state | 7 |
| and local level, providing respite care services for family | 8 |
| caregivers caring for children and adults, recruiting and | 9 |
| training respite care volunteers and workers, providing | 10 |
| information to respite caregivers about available respite or | 11 |
| support services, and assisting caregivers in gaining access to | 12 |
| such services; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 15 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the appropriate State agencies | 16 |
| should take the necessary steps to secure federal funds | 17 |
| available under the Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of | 18 |
| 2006 for respite care development and implementation as soon as | 19 |
| such funds are appropriated by the Congress and made available; | 20 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| delivered to the Governor.
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