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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In June of 2009, the Governor issued Executive 
3Order 15, which allows collective bargaining by individual 
4providers of home-based support services; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Home-Based Services Program provides services 
6to individuals with severe disabilities who need help with 
7daily living activities in order to remain in their communities 
8and live as independently as possible; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Many of the individual providers of home-based 
10support services are parents who are providing services to 
11their children; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Continuity of care is important for profoundly 
13disabled individuals who are served in the program; even a 
14minor change in the care provided can have a significant 
15negative impact on the disabled individual; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The payments given to parents who provide services 
17to their disabled children do not meet the cost of providing 
18care; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The organization of providers of home-based 
20support services could decrease the resources that are 
 
 
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1available to parents to provide necessary care to their 
2disabled children; and

  
 
3    WHEREAS, Executive Order 15 does not have a regulatory 
4sunset date, and it could allow for repeat and continuous 
5elections; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, On October 19, 2009, individual providers of 
7home-based support services rejected organizational efforts 
8with 66% of the vote; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Harris v. Quinn (656 F.3d 692) will be before the 
10United States Supreme Court on January 21, 2014, challenging 
11whether or not a state may compel personal care providers to 
12accept and financially support a private organization as their 
13exclusive representative; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must listen to the will of 
15the individual providers of home-based support services; 
16therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we urge the Governor to reconsider Executive Order 15; and be 
20it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That we express our opinion that an objective 
2reconsideration of Executive Order 15 would lead to the 
3withdrawal of the gubernatorial order, as it does not reflect 
4the attitudes and desires of the individual providers of 
5home-based support services that the order sought to help; and 
6be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the Governor of the State of Illinois.