Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Filed: 5/4/2009
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3767
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3767 as follows: | ||||||
3 | on page 3, line 17, after "adults.", by inserting "Communities | ||||||
4 | in Illinois are developing and implementing promising models | ||||||
5 | that should be evaluated and supported."; and
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6 | on page 3, line 21, by replacing "a holistic" with "an | ||||||
7 | evidence-based, holistic"; and
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8 | on page 4, line 6, after "nutrition,", by inserting "effective | ||||||
9 | methods for improving nutrition and physical activity,"; and
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10 | on page 4, by replacing line 10 with the following: | ||||||
11 | "activity, including improving community access to | ||||||
12 | healthy food and safe opportunities for physical | ||||||
13 | activity."; and |
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1 | by replacing line 12 on page 4 through line 1 on page 5 with the | ||||||
2 | following: | ||||||
3 | "after the effective date of this Act, and subject to the | ||||||
4 | availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind | ||||||
5 | resources, the Department of Public Health shall work with the | ||||||
6 | Department of Human Services and other public, private, and | ||||||
7 | voluntary stakeholders to plan, organize, and publicize at | ||||||
8 | least 3 hearings on the health and social costs of obesity and | ||||||
9 | the need to address the obesity epidemic with community, | ||||||
10 | policy, and individual health behavior change. The purpose of | ||||||
11 | these hearings shall be to (1) highlight existing State and | ||||||
12 | community level initiatives, (2) identify existing plans and | ||||||
13 | opportunities for action and the expansion of initiatives, (3) | ||||||
14 | inform policy makers and the public about effective solutions | ||||||
15 | to the problem, and (4) identify and engage stakeholders to | ||||||
16 | promote action to reduce obesity, improve nutrition, and | ||||||
17 | increase physical activity. The hearing officers shall | ||||||
18 | include: the Chair of the State Board of Health or her designee | ||||||
19 | and up to 3 additional members of the State Board of Health; | ||||||
20 | the Chair of the Chronic Disease Task Force, if appointed, and | ||||||
21 | up to 3 additional members of the Chronic Disease Task Force, | ||||||
22 | if appointed; 2 members of the House of Representatives, one of | ||||||
23 | whom shall be named by the Speaker of the House and one of whom | ||||||
24 | shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House; and 2 | ||||||
25 | members of the Senate, one of whom shall be named by the | ||||||
26 | President of the Senate and one of whom shall be named by the |
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1 | Minority Leader of the Senate. The Department shall provide or | ||||||
2 | work with stakeholders to provide logistical and support staff | ||||||
3 | for hearings."; and
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4 | on page 5, by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following: | ||||||
5 | "No later than February 1, 2010, and subject to the | ||||||
6 | availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind | ||||||
7 | resources, a report on these hearings shall be provided to the | ||||||
8 | members of the General Assembly and the State Board of Health | ||||||
9 | to inform and support action on implementing the"; and
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10 | on page 5, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following: | ||||||
11 | "General Assembly."; and
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12 | on page 5, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following: | ||||||
13 | "education and engagement campaign focusing on the health | ||||||
14 | effects of obesity, the social costs of obesity, and".
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