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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, State-funded homecare workers in Illinois allow 
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60,000 seniors and people with disabilities to live safely in 
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their own communities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, State-funded homecare workers save the State of 
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Illinois millions in nursing home costs; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In order to insure a high quality and consistent 
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workforce, it is necessary to provide these care providers with 
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health insurance; and
 
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    WHEREAS, As homecare is a medicaid-funded program and many 
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of the workers are at or below the poverty line, there are many 
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opportunities to obtain federal funds for homecare workers' 
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health insurance; therefore be it
 
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    RESOLVED,  BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly shall 
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create a committee to explore the options to provide health 
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insurance to State-funded homecare workers; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the committee shall hold a minimum of 4 
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hearings throughout the State and shall provide 
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recommendations for the implementation of a health insurance 
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program to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2005; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the committee shall be co-chaired by the 
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Chairperson of the House Aging Committee and the Chairperson of 
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the Senate Health and Human Services Committee; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the committee shall consist of 17 members in 
 


 









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addition to the co-chairpersons as follows: one member 
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appointed by the Governor; one member representing the Illinois 
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Department on Aging appointed by the Governor; one member from 
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the Office of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of 
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Human Services appointed by the Governor; 2 members appointed 
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by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members 
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appointed by the President of the Senate; one member appointed 
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by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; one 
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member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 4 
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members appointed by the co-chairs, with the recommendation of 
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the Service Employee International Union Local 880, one member 
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each from the aging segment and one member each from the 
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disabilities segment; one member representing the vendors 
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contracting with the Department of Aging appointed by the 
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Governor; one member representing the disabled community 
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appointed by agreement of the co-chairs; one member 
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representing the senior community appointed by agreement of the 
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co-chairs; and one member from the general public appointed by 
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agreement of the co-chairs; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Chairperson of the House Aging Committee and 
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the Chairperson of the Senate Health and Human Services 
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Committee.
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