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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 39 


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    AMENDMENT NO. ___.  Amend House Joint Resolution 39 on page 
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    "WHEREAS, The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act created 
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the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee of 21 members to 
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review all State programs and services provided by State 
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agencies that are directed toward persons with Alzheimer's 
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Disease and related dementias and to recommend changes to 
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improve the State's response to this serious health problem; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, The 93rd General Assembly created the Legislative 
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Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease pursuant to House Joint 
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Resolution 14, and that task force conducted hearings which 
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included each of the State agencies having primary 
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responsibility for implementing the "Alzheimer's Initiative" 
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of the 84th General Assembly when this matter was given a high 
 


 






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priority nearly 20 years ago, and the agencies were instructed 
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to provide an update on the progress made in implementing that 
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initiative - to determine whether the programs and services 
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developed by the State agencies reflect the original priority; 
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the reports of the agencies did not demonstrate any particular 
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progress, nor priority commensurate with the original interest 
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and intent of the General Assembly; and
 
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    WHEREAS, THE 93rd General Assembly Legislative Task Force 
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on Alzheimer's Disease recommended that the function of the 
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statutory Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee should be 
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expanded to include oversight and evaluation of the services 
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provided by the various State agencies and to solicit 
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additional findings and recommendations for improving State 
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programs and services; and"; and
 
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on page 3, by replacing lines 3 through 25 with the following:
 
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"SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Department of 
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Public Health immediately comply with the Alzheimer's Disease 
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Assistance Act in activating the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory 
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Committee and ensuring that it fulfills the requirement of 
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reviewing all State programs and services provided by State 
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agencies directed toward persons with Alzheimer's Disease and 
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related dementias, and recommending changes to improve the 
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State's response to this serious health problem; and be it 
 


 






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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health, in 
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conjunction with the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee, 
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assess the current"; and
 
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on page 4, by deleting line 1; and
 
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on page 4, by replacing lines 9 and 10 with the following:
 
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    "RESOLVED, That the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee 
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shall include in its Alzheimer's"; and
 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 21 and 22 with the following:
 
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    "RESOLVED, That the Department on Aging, in cooperation 
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with the Department of Public Health and the Department of 
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Healthcare and Family Services, shall provide support staff to 
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the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee and shall be 
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responsible for preparing any necessary materials and reports 
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in conjunction with the work of the Committee; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee 
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shall provide an Alzheimer's".