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1 STATE OF ILLINOIS
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 SENATE
4 Senate Resolution No. 71
5 Offered by Senators Berman, Rauschenberger and Trotter
6 WHEREAS, Congress and the White House have funded the
7 Social Service Block Grant/Title XX program at a relatively
8 stable level for the past 5 years; and
9 WHEREAS, The FFY 99 funding level for this program
10 unexpectedly dropped 17% during budget negotiations at the
11 close of the last congressional session; and
12 WHEREAS, This federally funded program is almost
13 exclusively devoted to community-based human services
14 throughout the State of Illinois, including adoption
15 services, case coordination services, intervention for
16 victims of domestic violence, youth development services, day
17 care for children, employment development services, family
18 support, foster care for children, homemaker services,
19 outpatient treatment, protective intervention, rehabilitation
20 and training for handicapped adults, and treatment for
21 substance abuse, among other funded services, extending into
22 every county and legislative district in the State serving
23 over 130,000 individuals or families in Illinois; and
24 WHEREAS, The National Conference of Mayors, the National
25 Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Governors
26 Conference have all strongly recommended the restoration of
27 full funding to this important program; therefore be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois
30 congressional delegation be informed of our concern regarding
31 this essential source of funding for critically important
32 State programming and services; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Senate urges the Illinois
2 congressional delegation to influence and guide the federal
3 budgeting process for FFY 2000 and beyond to restore full
4 funding for the Social Service Block Grant/Title XX program
5 and incrementally increase funding for this essential program
6 as future federal budget opportunities present themselves;
7 and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to
9 the members of the Illinois congressional delegation
10 immediately.
11 Adopted by the Senate, May 20, 1999.
12 _______________________
13 President of the Senate
14 _______________________
15 Secretary of the Senate
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