Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Filed: 5/4/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3767 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3767 as follows:
 
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on page 3, line 17, after "adults.", by inserting "Communities 
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in Illinois are developing and implementing promising models 
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that should be evaluated and supported."; and


 
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on page 3, line 21, by replacing "a holistic" with "an 
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evidence-based, holistic"; and


 
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on page 4, line 6, after "nutrition,", by inserting "effective 
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methods for improving nutrition and physical activity,"; and


 
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on page 4, by replacing line 10 with the following:
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        "activity, including improving community access to 
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        healthy food and safe opportunities for physical 
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        activity."; and
 
 


 






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by replacing line 12 on page 4 through line 1 on page 5 with the 
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following:
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"after the effective date of this Act, and subject to the 
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availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind 
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resources, the Department of Public Health shall work with the 
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Department of Human Services and other public, private, and 
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voluntary stakeholders to plan, organize, and publicize at 
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least 3 hearings on the health and social costs of obesity and 
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the need to address the obesity epidemic with community, 
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policy, and individual health behavior change. The purpose of 
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these hearings shall be to (1) highlight existing State and 
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community level initiatives, (2) identify existing plans and 
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opportunities for action and the expansion of initiatives, (3) 
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inform policy makers and the public about effective solutions 
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to the problem, and (4) identify and engage stakeholders to 
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promote action to reduce obesity, improve nutrition, and 
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increase physical activity. The hearing officers shall 
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include: the Chair of the State Board of Health or her designee 
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and up to 3 additional members of the State Board of Health; 
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the Chair of the Chronic Disease Task Force, if appointed, and 
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up to 3 additional members of the Chronic Disease Task Force, 
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if appointed;  2 members of the House of Representatives, one of 
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whom shall be named by the Speaker of the House and one of whom 
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shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House; and 2 
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members of the Senate, one of whom shall be named by the 
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President of the Senate and one of whom shall be named by the 
 


 






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Minority Leader of the Senate.  The Department shall provide or 
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work with stakeholders to provide logistical and support staff 
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for hearings."; and


 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following:
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    "No later than February 1, 2010, and subject to the 
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availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind 
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resources, a report on these hearings shall be provided to the 
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members of the General Assembly and the State Board of Health 
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to inform and support action on implementing the"; and


 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:
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"General Assembly."; and


 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:
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"education and engagement campaign focusing on the health 
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effects of obesity, the social costs of obesity, and".