Full Text of HR0092 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Science and healthcare are ever-evolving fields; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Healthcare costs keep increasing past what is | 5 | | affordable for our citizens; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is important for Illinois to be a leader in the | 7 | | fields of healthcare and medical research for the betterment of | 8 | | its citizens and the creation of jobs; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | there is created the Task Force on Life and Health Sciences to | 12 | | study the future of healthcare and medical research, which | 13 | | depends on manufacturing, education, and innovation in the life | 14 | | and health sciences; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the following: | 16 | | (1) How to develop a strategic plan for Illinois to | 17 | | encourage, incentivize, and promote life
and health | 18 | | sciences; | 19 | | (2) How we can use current university and private | 20 | | resources to bolster medical innovation; | 21 | | (3) How we can educate the general public on medical |
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opportunities and advancements, | 2 | | and create a plan for the anticipated costs of treatment
in | 3 | | the future; | 4 | | (4) What infrastructure we have and need in Illinois to | 5 | | support innovation and growth; | 6 | | (5) What educational degrees and training are | 7 | | available and should be developed or
encouraged for the | 8 | | future welfare and development of our State; and | 9 | | (6) What current manufacturing assets and capital | 10 | | needs exist to support life science
innovation, | 11 | | incubators, and existing companies; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 13 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 14 | | (1) Five members of the House of Representatives | 15 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 16 | | (2) Five members of the House of Representatives | 17 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House; | 18 | | (3) One member representing a state healthcare agency | 19 | | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | 20 | | appointed to the board; | 21 | | (4) One member representing the private healthcare | 22 | | industry appointed by the State Representatives who have | 23 | | been appointed to the board; | 24 | | (5) One member representing the transportation | 25 | | industry appointed by the State Representatives who have |
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| 1 | | been appointed to the board; | 2 | | (6) One member representing the labor industry | 3 | | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | 4 | | appointed to the board; | 5 | | (7) One member representing a state university | 6 | | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | 7 | | appointed to the board; | 8 | | (8) One member representing a state community college | 9 | | appointed by the State Representatives who have been | 10 | | appointed to the board; and | 11 | | (9) Two members representing the private sector in | 12 | | medical research appointed by the State Representatives | 13 | | who have been appointed to the board; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet for the first time | 15 | | at the call of the legislative leaders
and shall elect amongst | 16 | | themselves a chairperson at the first meeting; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet no less than once | 19 | | a month for the 12 months
following the first meeting; and be | 20 | | it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Health and the | 22 | | Illinois Department on Healthcare and
Family Services shall | 23 | | provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | 3 | | and recommendations to the Governor and the
General Assembly no | 4 | | later than November 1, 2020, and, upon the filing of its | 5 | | report, is dissolved.
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