Full Text of HJR0046 96th General Assembly
HJ0046 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, There is no official statewide data on the health | 3 |
| needs of our diverse student populations or the level of | 4 |
| services required to meet these needs in this State; and
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| WHEREAS, Unmet health needs interfere with a student's | 6 |
| ability to focus on learning and achieve their highest | 7 |
| potential; and
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| WHEREAS, It is our intent to assure that students are | 9 |
| healthy and ready to learn and to provide health service | 10 |
| resources to enable all students to access education equally; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, It is also our intent to support and sustain the | 13 |
| healthy development of youth in partnership with parents, | 14 |
| schools, health care providers, community organizations , and | 15 |
| governmental agencies in keeping with the goals and objectives | 16 |
| of Healthy People 2010; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 19 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we respectfully request that the | 20 |
| State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services | 21 |
| School Health Program and the Department of Public Health |
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| Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control establish a | 2 |
| task force to study and compile a report on: | 3 |
| 1) Identification of current student health needs and | 4 |
| the level of health services required to address such | 5 |
| needs; | 6 |
| 2) Regulatory conflicts that limit delivery of school | 7 |
| health services to students in need along with possible | 8 |
| solutions; and | 9 |
| 3) Needed support for and monitoring of school health | 10 |
| services; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Public Health | 12 |
| shall provide administrative and other support to the task | 13 |
| force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of no more than | 15 |
| 15 members appointed jointly by a working group of the three | 16 |
| above agencies; the task force shall include one member from | 17 |
| each of the agencies as well as additional members that shall | 18 |
| be selected by the work group from organizations representing | 19 |
| the interests of at minimum; school administrators, school | 20 |
| board members, school nurses, nurses, school health advocates, | 21 |
| school health centers, physician groups, teacher unions and | 22 |
| parents; additional members may be determined at the discretion | 23 |
| of the State agencies; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That the task force will report to the General | 2 |
| Assembly by January 1, 2010.
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