Full Text of SJR0029 95th General Assembly
SJ0029 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The generation born between 1946 and 1964 is | 3 |
| rapidly approaching retirement age; a Baby Boomer turns 50 | 4 |
| every 7.5 seconds; in 2006 the first Baby Boomers turned 60; by | 5 |
| 2011, the first Baby Boomers will turn 65; and people turning | 6 |
| 50 today have half of their adult lives ahead of them; and
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| WHEREAS, This growth trend will hit its peak in 2030, when | 8 |
| the number of people over age 65 in the United States will soar | 9 |
| to 71.5 million - twice their number in 2000, or 1 in every 5 | 10 |
| Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, The number of people over age 60 in the State of | 12 |
| Illinois is projected to increase by 87% from 1,966,236 in 2000 | 13 |
| to 3,676,295 in 2030 - 1 in every 5 Illinoisans; and
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| WHEREAS, Older persons age 60 and older belonging to | 15 |
| minority groups will increase from 307,137 in 2000 to 983,396 | 16 |
| in 2030 - a 220% increase; and
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| WHEREAS, The number of persons over 85 in the State of | 18 |
| Illinois is projected to increase by 109% from 192,346 in 2000 | 19 |
| to 402,311 in 2030, representing 11% of the over-60 population; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, A national survey of U.S. counties and cities | 2 |
| finds that only 46% of American communities have begun planning | 3 |
| to address the needs of the exploding population of Baby | 4 |
| Boomers; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly finds that State and | 6 |
| community preparedness for the aging of the population will | 7 |
| require long-range planning, dialogue across generations, and | 8 |
| collaboration among State and local governments and | 9 |
| organizations in the private sector; and
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| WHEREAS, The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 | 11 |
| authorize the Illinois Department on Aging and the thirteen | 12 |
| Area Agencies on Aging to begin the process of assessing the | 13 |
| preparedness of the State and communities for the aging of the | 14 |
| citizenry, and to formulate recommendations to government | 15 |
| officials at the State, county, and local levels in the areas | 16 |
| of health and human services, land use, housing, | 17 |
| transportation, public safety, workforce and economic | 18 |
| development, recreation, education, civic engagement, and | 19 |
| emergency preparedness; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 22 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Department on Aging and | 23 |
| the thirteen Area Agencies on Aging, with the advice of the |
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| Illinois Council on Aging, and in collaboration with other | 2 |
| departments and offices of State government, advocacy | 3 |
| organizations on behalf of older adults, local units of | 4 |
| government, and organizations in the private sector, shall | 5 |
| assess the preparedness of the State of Illinois and counties | 6 |
| and communities within the thirteen Planning and Service Areas | 7 |
| of Illinois for the aging of the population and shall submit a | 8 |
| report with recommendations for the planning and development of | 9 |
| livable communities for all ages in Illinois to the Illinois | 10 |
| General Assembly, the Office of the Governor, and local | 11 |
| officials by January 1, 2009; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 13 |
| the Director of Aging.
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