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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 89 | ||||||
| 2 | (As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the | ||||||
| 4 | leading cause of intellectual disability in the United States | ||||||
| 5 | and are 100% preventable; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The term FASD includes a broader range of | ||||||
| 7 | conditions and therefore has replaced fetal alcohol syndrome as | ||||||
| 8 | the umbrella term describing the range of effects that can | ||||||
| 9 | occur in an individual whose mother consumed alcohol during | ||||||
| 10 | pregnancy; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The prevalence of FASD is estimated to be at least | ||||||
| 12 | 1% of all live births in the United States; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, FASD is the leading known cause of learning | ||||||
| 14 | disabilities and is a major cause of numerous social problems, | ||||||
| 15 | including juvenile delinquency, homelessness, unemployment, | ||||||
| 16 | mental illness, and crime; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Ten to 14% of women in Illinois report using | ||||||
| 18 | alcohol during pregnancy; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage | ||||||
| 20 | Act requires that with each marriage license a county clerk | ||||||
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| 1 | shall provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of | ||||||
| 2 | fetal alcohol syndrome; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Unfortunately, this well-intended statutory | ||||||
| 4 | requirement does not provide a means for a county clerk to meet | ||||||
| 5 | the requirement; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois affiliate of the National | ||||||
| 7 | Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, NOFAS Illinois, which | ||||||
| 8 | is administered by Trinity Services, Inc., has agreed to | ||||||
| 9 | provide free educational pamphlets to each county clerk, thus | ||||||
| 10 | making this well-intentioned statute a reality in all counties | ||||||
| 11 | in Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 14 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that within 60 days after this joint | ||||||
| 15 | resolution is adopted, NOFAS Illinois and the County Clerks | ||||||
| 16 | Association should determine the best ways to ensure that each | ||||||
| 17 | couple receiving a marriage license will receive from the | ||||||
| 18 | county clerk an educational pamphlet about fetal alcohol | ||||||
| 19 | syndrome; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | delivered to the County Clerks Association.
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