Full Text of SJR0013 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Elder abuse is an intentional act or failure to | 3 | | act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an adult, age 60 or | 4 | | older, with forms of abuse including physical, sexual, neglect, | 5 | | financial, and emotional or psychological; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation is a | 7 | | serious problem that is severely underreported; it is estimated | 8 | | that only between 1 in 14 and 1 in 23 instances of abuse and | 9 | | neglect are actually reported; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Elder abuse can have several physical and | 11 | | emotional effects on an older adult, including pain, soreness, | 12 | | fear, anxiety, and even premature death; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The State has a responsibility to protect these | 14 | | older adults from mistreatment and exploitation; therefore, be | 15 | | it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 18 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Elder Abuse Task | 19 | | Force to investigate the effectiveness of current elder | 20 | | protective services and laws, examine barriers to prosecution | 21 | | and strategies to increase public awareness of elder abuse and |
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| 1 | | reporting, study training resources and best practices in other | 2 | | states, and identify a long-range plan to combat elder abuse; | 3 | | and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 5 | | following members who must be appointed within 30 days after | 6 | | the passage of this resolution: | 7 | | (1)The President of the Senate or his designee; | 8 | | (2)The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his | 9 | | designee; | 10 | | (3)The Minority Leader of the Senate or his designee; | 11 | | (4)The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives | 12 | | or his designee; | 13 | | (5)One member appointed by the Director of the | 14 | | Department on Aging; | 15 | | (6)One member appointed by the Director of the | 16 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services; | 17 | | (7)One member appointed by the Director of the | 18 | | Department of Public Health; | 19 | | (8)One member appointed by the Director of the | 20 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; | 21 | | (9)One member appointed by the Director of the | 22 | | Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; | 23 | | (10)One member appointed by the Attorney General; | 24 | | (11)One member representing area agencies on aging | 25 | | appointed by the Director of the Department on Aging; |
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| 1 | | (12)One member representing the Ombudsman's Office of | 2 | | the Department on Aging appointed by the Director of the | 3 | | Department on Aging; | 4 | | (13)One member representing the Adult Protective | 5 | | Services Office of the Department on Aging appointed by the | 6 | | Director of the Department on Aging; | 7 | | (14)Two members representing two different statewide | 8 | | organizations that advocate on behalf of nursing homes | 9 | | appointed by the President of the Senate; | 10 | | (15)A member representing caregivers in the Community | 11 | | Care Program of the Department on Aging appointed by the | 12 | | Director of the Department on Aging; | 13 | | (16)A member representing a statewide association that | 14 | | advocates on behalf of the banking industry appointed by | 15 | | the Director of the Department on Aging; | 16 | | (17)A member representing the Illinois State Police | 17 | | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit appointed by the Director of | 18 | | the Illinois State Police; | 19 | | (18)A member representing a statewide association that | 20 | | advocates on behalf of law enforcement appointed by the | 21 | | Director of the Department on Aging; | 22 | | (19)A member representing an organization that | 23 | | specializes in providing legal services for persons age 60 | 24 | | appointed by the Director of the Department on Aging; | 25 | | (20)A member who is a certified Elderly Service | 26 | | Officer, serving as a law enforcement officer in a county |
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| 1 | | with a population between 250,000 and 275,000 appointed by | 2 | | the Director of the Department on Aging; and | 3 | | (21)A member who is an Assistant State's Attorney in a | 4 | | county with a population between 250,000 and 275,000 | 5 | | specializing in the area of crimes against those over the | 6 | | age of 60 appointed by the Director of the Department on | 7 | | Aging; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall select a | 9 | | Chairperson from among themselves; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall receive no | 11 | | compensation; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Department on Aging shall provide | 13 | | administrative support to the Task Force; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least four | 15 | | meetings, and the first meeting must be held within 30 days | 16 | | after appointments are finalized; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force must report its findings and | 18 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 19 | | later than January 1, 2020, and upon the filing of its report, | 20 | | is dissolved; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the | 3 | | House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, | 4 | | and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
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