Full Text of HJR0099 96th General Assembly
HJ0099 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the | 3 |
| leading cause of intellectual disability in the United States | 4 |
| and are 100% preventable; and
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| WHEREAS, The term FASD includes a broader range of | 6 |
| conditions and therefore has replaced fetal alcohol syndrome as | 7 |
| the umbrella term describing the range of effects that can | 8 |
| occur in an individual whose mother consumed alcohol during | 9 |
| pregnancy; and
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| WHEREAS, The prevalence of FASD is estimated to be at least | 11 |
| 1% of all live births in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, FASD is the leading known cause of learning | 13 |
| disabilities and is a major cause of numerous social problems, | 14 |
| including juvenile delinquency, homelessness, unemployment, | 15 |
| mental illness, and crime; and
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| WHEREAS, Ten to 14% of women in Illinois report using | 17 |
| alcohol during pregnancy; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage | 19 |
| Act requires that with each marriage license a county clerk | 20 |
| shall provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of |
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| fetal alcohol syndrome; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Unfortunately, this well-intended statutory | 3 |
| requirement does not provide a means for a county clerk to meet | 4 |
| the requirement; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, It has been determined that in most counties the | 6 |
| county clerks have not issued the required pamphlet to the | 7 |
| nearly 80,000 recipients of marriage licenses each year, and | 8 |
| thus tens of thousands of these marriage license recipients in | 9 |
| Illinois have been deprived of this crucial public health | 10 |
| information; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois affiliate of the National | 12 |
| Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, NOFAS Illinois, which | 13 |
| is administered by Trinity Services, Inc., has agreed to | 14 |
| provide free educational pamphlets to each county clerk, thus | 15 |
| making this well-intentioned statute a reality in all counties | 16 |
| in Illinois; 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 within 60 days after this joint | 20 |
| resolution is adopted, NOFAS Illinois and the County Clerks | 21 |
| Association should determine the best ways to ensure that each | 22 |
| couple receiving a marriage license will receive from the |
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| county clerk an educational pamphlet about fetal alcohol | 2 |
| syndrome; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| delivered to the County Clerks Association.
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