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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The fifth generation of wireless (5G) is excepted |
| 3 | | to be available throughout the country in
2020; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, 5G taps into millimeter waves at the top of the |
| 5 | | radio spectrum that have not previously been
used for |
| 6 | | telecommunication to allow for the faster transfer of data; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, New antennas and other 5G equipment will need to |
| 8 | | be installed to increase capacity; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, New technology frequently invokes concerns about |
| 10 | | health impacts; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
| 13 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the 5G Task Force is created to |
| 14 | | identify any major health risks associated with the |
| 15 | | proliferation of 5G
infrastructure in the State of Illinois; |
| 16 | | and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of the |
| 18 | | following members, who shall serve
without compensation: |
| 19 | | (1) Two members from the Senate Majority Caucus, who |
| 20 | | shall be appointed by the President of
the Senate; |
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| 1 | | (2) Two members from the House Majority Caucus, who |
| 2 | | shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of |
| 3 | | Representatives; |
| 4 | | (3) Two members from the Senate Minority Caucus, who |
| 5 | | shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate; |
| 6 | | (4) Two members from the House Minority Caucus, who |
| 7 | | shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of |
| 8 | | Representatives; |
| 9 | | (5) One member from the Department of Public Health, |
| 10 | | appointed by the Director of Public
Health; |
| 11 | | (6) One member from the Department of Innovation and |
| 12 | | Technology, appointed by the
Director of the Department of |
| 13 | | Innovation and Technology; |
| 14 | | (7) One member who is considered an expert in the field |
| 15 | | of radiology, appointed by the
Governor; and |
| 16 | | (8) One member who is considered an expert in the field |
| 17 | | of electrical engineering and is
employed as a professor of |
| 18 | | the subject, appointed by the Governor; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall |
| 20 | | provide administrative support to the
Task Force; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a final report |
| 23 | | to the General Assembly by January 1, 2021 and, upon the filing |
| 24 | | of its report, is dissolved.
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