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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Elder abuse is an intentional act or failure to 
3act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an adult, age 60 or 
4older, with forms of abuse including physical, sexual, neglect, 
5financial, and emotional or psychological; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation is a 
7serious problem that is severely underreported; it is estimated 
8that only between 1 in 14 and 1 in 23 instances of abuse and 
9neglect are actually reported; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Elder abuse can have several physical and 
11emotional effects on an older adult, including pain, soreness, 
12fear, anxiety, and even premature death; and
  
 

  
13    WHEREAS, The State has a responsibility to protect these 
14older adults from mistreatment and exploitation; therefore, be 
15it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
18CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Elder Abuse Task 
19Force to investigate the effectiveness of current elder 
20protective services and laws, examine barriers to prosecution 
21and strategies to increase public awareness of elder abuse and 
 
 
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1reporting, study training resources and best practices in other 
2states, and identify a long-range plan to combat elder abuse; 
3and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 
5following members who must be appointed within 60 days after 
6the passage of this resolution:
7        (1) The President of the Senate or his designee;
8        (2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his 
9    designee;
10        (3) The Minority Leader of the Senate or his designee;
11        (4) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives 
12    or his designee;
13        (5) One member appointed by the Director of the 
14    Department on Aging;
15        (6) One member appointed by the Director of the 
16    Department of Healthcare and Family Services;
17        (7) One member appointed by the Director of the 
18    Department of Public Health;
19        (8) One member appointed by the Director of the 
20    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation;
21        (9) One member appointed by the Director of the 
22    Guardianship and Advocacy Commission;
23        (10) One member appointed by the Attorney General;
24        (11) One member representing area agencies on aging 
25    appointed by the Director of the Department on Aging;
 
 
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1        (12) One member representing the Ombudsman's Office of 
2    the Department on Aging appointed by the Director of the 
3    Department on Aging;
4        (13) One member representing the Adult Protective 
5    Services Office of the Department on Aging appointed by the 
6    Director of the Department on Aging;
7        (14) Two members  representing two different statewide 
8    organizations that advocate on behalf of nursing homes 
9    appointed by the President of the Senate;
10        (15) A member  representing caregivers in the Community 
11    Care Program of the Department on Aging appointed by the 
12    Director of the Department on Aging;
13        (16) A member representing a statewide association 
14    that advocates on behalf of the banking industry appointed 
15    by the Director of the Department on Aging;
16        (17) A member representing the Illinois State Police 
17    Medicaid Fraud Control Unit appointed by the Director of 
18    the Illinois State Police;
19        (18) A member representing a statewide association 
20    that advocates on behalf of law enforcement appointed by 
21    the Director of the Department on Aging;
22        (19) A member representing an organization that 
23    specializes in providing legal services for persons over 
24    the age of 60 appointed by the Director of the Department 
25    on Aging;
26        (20) A member who is a certified Elderly Service 
 
 
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1    Officer, serving as a law enforcement officer in a county 
2    with a population between 250,000 and 275,000, appointed by 
3    the Director of the Department on Aging; and
4        (21) A member who is an Assistant State's Attorney in a 
5    county with a population between 250,000 and 275,000 
6    specializing in the area of crimes against those over the 
7    age of 60 appointed by the Director of the Department on 
8    Aging; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall select a 
10Chairperson from among themselves; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall receive no 
12compensation; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Department on Aging shall provide 
14administrative support to the Task Force; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least four 
16meetings, and the first meeting must be held within 30 days 
17after appointments are finalized; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That the Task Force must report its findings and 
19recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no 
20later than January 1, 2021, and upon the filing of its report 
21is dissolved; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
3House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
4and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.