Full Text of HR0368 94th General Assembly
HR0368 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Media reports have revealed that Illinois nursing | 3 |
| homes, long-term care facilities, community integrated living | 4 |
| arrangements, and supportive living centers are housing 161 | 5 |
| criminal parolees and sex offenders without adequate | 6 |
| disclosure and supervision; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department of Corrections is not required by | 8 |
| law to disclose the identities of parolees and ailing prisoners | 9 |
| residing in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, | 10 |
| Community Integrated Living Arrangements, and supportive | 11 |
| living centers; and
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| WHEREAS, Criminal incidents against vulnerable residents | 13 |
| have been increasingly reported to law enforcement officials; | 14 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Other states, such as Alabama, Arkansas, | 16 |
| California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, are | 17 |
| considering legislation to protect residents; and
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| WHEREAS, It is imperative the General Assembly take | 19 |
| immediate action to ensure the safety of the residents residing | 20 |
| in these nursing homes, long-term care facilities, Community | 21 |
| Integrated Living Arrangements, and supportive living centers; | 22 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a | 25 |
| comprehensive investigation should be conducted to protect | 26 |
| vulnerable residents of nursing homes, long-term care | 27 |
| facilities, community integrated living arrangements, and | 28 |
| supportive living centers and ease the concerns of family | 29 |
| members; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Developmental Disabilities and Mental | 2 |
| Illness Committee is urged to convene hearings to examine the | 3 |
| issue, gather expert testimony from qualified representatives | 4 |
| of the long-term care industry, the Department of Corrections, | 5 |
| the Department on Aging, the Department of Public Health, | 6 |
| Department of Public Aid, and advocates of long-term care | 7 |
| residents, and propose solutions that will safeguard and | 8 |
| protect the residents of Illinois' long-term care facilities.
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