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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, In June of 2009, the Governor issued Executive 
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Order 15, which allows collective bargaining by individual 
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providers of home-based support services; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Home-Based Services Program provides services 
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to individuals with severe disabilities who need help with 
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daily living activities in order to remain in their communities 
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and live as independently as possible; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Many of the individual providers of home-based 
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support services are parents who are providing services to 
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their children; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Continuity of care is important for profoundly 
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disabled children who are served in the program; even a minor 
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change in the care provided can have a significant negative 
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impact on the disabled child; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The payments given to parents who provide services 
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to their disabled children do not meet the cost of providing 
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care; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The unionization of providers of home-based 
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support services would decrease the resources that are 
 


 






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available to parents to provide necessary care to their 
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disabled children and could lead to the separation of disabled 
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children from their families and the placement of those 
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children in higher-cost State facilities; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Collective bargaining is allowed under many State 
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and federal laws, and many members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are strong supporters of America's tradition 
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of collective labor bargaining; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Executive Order 15 does not have a regulatory 
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sunset date, and it could allow for repeat and continuous 
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elections; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, On October 19, 2009, individual providers of 
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home-based support services voted against collective 
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bargaining representation with an overwhelming 66% of the vote; 
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    WHEREAS, Neither of the two unions seeking collective 
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bargaining status received more than 20% of the vote; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, It is time to listen to the will of the individual 
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providers of home-based support services; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 


 






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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the Governor to reconsider Executive Order 15; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we express our opinion that an objective 
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reconsideration of Executive Order 15 would lead to the 
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withdrawal of the gubernatorial order, as it does not reflect 
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the attitudes and desires of the individual providers of 
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home-based support services that the order sought to help; and 
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be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Governor of the State of Illinois.