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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Science and healthcare are ever-evolving fields; | ||||||
| 3 | and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Healthcare costs keep increasing past what is | ||||||
| 5 | affordable for our citizens; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, It is important for Illinois to be a leader in the | ||||||
| 7 | fields of healthcare and medical research for the betterment of | ||||||
| 8 | its citizens and the creation of jobs; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | there is created the Task Force on Life and Health Sciences to | ||||||
| 12 | study the future of healthcare and medical research, which | ||||||
| 13 | depends on manufacturing, education, and innovation in the life | ||||||
| 14 | and health sciences; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the following: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) How to develop a strategic plan for Illinois to | ||||||
| 17 | encourage, incentivize, and promote life
and health | ||||||
| 18 | sciences; | ||||||
| 19 | (2) How we can use current university and private | ||||||
| 20 | resources to bolster medical innovation; | ||||||
| 21 | (3) How we can educate the general public on medical | ||||||
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| 1 | health and wellness, offer
opportunities and advancements, | ||||||
| 2 | and create a plan for the anticipated costs of treatment
in | ||||||
| 3 | the future; | ||||||
| 4 | (4) What infrastructure we have and need in Illinois to | ||||||
| 5 | support innovation and growth; | ||||||
| 6 | (5) What educational degrees and training are | ||||||
| 7 | available and should be developed or
encouraged for the | ||||||
| 8 | future welfare and development of our State; and | ||||||
| 9 | (6) What current manufacturing assets and capital | ||||||
| 10 | needs exist to support life science
innovation, | ||||||
| 11 | incubators, and existing companies; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
| 13 | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) Five members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 15 | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | ||||||
| 16 | (2) Five members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 17 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) One member representing a state healthcare agency | ||||||
| 19 | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | ||||||
| 20 | appointed to the board; | ||||||
| 21 | (4) One member representing the private healthcare | ||||||
| 22 | industry appointed by the State Representatives who have | ||||||
| 23 | been appointed to the board; | ||||||
| 24 | (5) One member representing the transportation | ||||||
| 25 | industry appointed by the State Representatives who have | ||||||
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| 1 | been appointed to the board; | ||||||
| 2 | (6) One member representing the labor industry | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | ||||||
| 4 | appointed to the board; | ||||||
| 5 | (7) One member representing a state university | ||||||
| 6 | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | ||||||
| 7 | appointed to the board; | ||||||
| 8 | (8) One member representing a state community college | ||||||
| 9 | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | ||||||
| 10 | appointed to the board; and | ||||||
| 11 | (9) Two members representing the private sector in | ||||||
| 12 | medical research appointed by the State Representatives | ||||||
| 13 | who have been appointed to the board; and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet for the first time | ||||||
| 15 | at the call of the legislative leaders
and shall elect amongst | ||||||
| 16 | themselves a chairperson at the first meeting; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet no less than once | ||||||
| 19 | a month for the 12 months
following the first meeting; and be | ||||||
| 20 | it further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Health and the | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Department on Healthcare and
Family Services shall | ||||||
| 23 | provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | ||||||
| 3 | and recommendations to the Governor and the
General Assembly no | ||||||
| 4 | later than November 1, 2020, and, upon the filing of its | ||||||
| 5 | report, is dissolved.
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