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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, In 1997, Section 6.9 was added to the State 
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Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 (5 ILCS 375/6.9); the new 
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statute called for the establishment of a uniform program of 
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health benefits for certain community college benefit 
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recipients and their dependent beneficiaries, to be under the 
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administration of the Department of Central Management 
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Services; this program is now known as the College Insurance 
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Program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Participating retirees, current employees, and 
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affected community college employers have suggested that it is 
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time for an evaluation of the College Insurance Program; and

 

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    WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago, administered under 
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Article VII of the Public Community College Act, are expressly 
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excluded from the College Insurance Program under the statute; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago, and their employees 
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and retirees, have sought to be included in the College 
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Insurance Program; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Joint Task 
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Force on the College Insurance Program, consisting of the 
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following members: one chairperson appointed by the Governor, 
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one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member 
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appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member 
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appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one 
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member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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Representatives, and 5 members appointed by the Governor, one 
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each representing (i) a statewide organization representing 
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community college trustees, (ii) a statewide retirees 
 


 






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association, (iii) an education labor organization 
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representing teachers primarily in Cook County, (iv) a 
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statewide education labor organization representing teachers, 
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and (v) a community college currently participating in the 
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College Insurance Program; and that these appointments shall be 
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made by June 1, 2006; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the following officials shall serve, ex 
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officio, as members of the Task Force: the Director of the 
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Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the Chancellor of 
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the City Colleges of Chicago, and the Chairman of the Illinois 
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Community College Board; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall (1) investigate the 
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current state of the College Insurance Program and (2) consider 
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the inclusion of the retirees of the City Colleges of Chicago, 
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and shall report its findings and recommendations to the 
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General Assembly by October 31, 2006; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services shall provide staff support to the Task Force, as 
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necessary; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to 
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the Governor, the Director of the Governor's Office of 
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Management and Budget, the Chancellor of the City Colleges of 
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Chicago, and the Chairman of the Illinois Community College 
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Board.