Full Text of SJR0010 95th General Assembly
SJ0010 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Health Facilities Planning Act is set to | 3 |
| expire on April 1, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The role of the Health Facilities Planning Board | 5 |
| has been the source of ongoing debate in the General Assembly; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, The House Democrat Caucus initiated a review of | 8 |
| the Health Facilities Planning Board in House Resolution 1497 | 9 |
| of the 94th General Assembly; and
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| WHEREAS, The Commission on Government Forecasting and | 11 |
| Accountability has solicited a study on the ability of the | 12 |
| Health Facilities Planning Board to fulfill its mission of | 13 |
| health care cost containment in response to House Resolution | 14 |
| 1497; and
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| WHEREAS, The Senate Republican Caucus has reviewed the | 16 |
| health facilities planning process and released a report | 17 |
| detailing desired changes that will make the Health Facilities | 18 |
| Planning Board more responsive and efficient; and
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| WHEREAS, The tumultuous past and uncertain future of the | 20 |
| Health Facilities Planning Board necessitates specific |
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| attention from the General Assembly; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 4 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Health Facilities | 5 |
| Planning Board Task Force consisting of 13 members appointed as | 6 |
| follows: one member appointed by the Director of Public Health, | 7 |
| one member appointed by the Governor to represent hospitals, | 8 |
| one member appointed by the Governor to represent nursing | 9 |
| homes, one member appointed by the Governor to represent | 10 |
| physicians, 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate, | 11 |
| 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 2 | 12 |
| members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 13 |
| Representatives, 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 14 |
| the House of Representatives, and the current Chairperson of | 15 |
| the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board; and be it | 16 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the utility, | 18 |
| effectiveness, and efficiency of the Health Facilities | 19 |
| Planning Board and shall report its findings to the General | 20 |
| Assembly on or before February 1, 2008; and be it further | 21 |
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 22 |
| the Director of Public Health, the Governor, the President of | 23 |
| the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of |
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| the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House | 2 |
| of Representatives, and the Chairperson of the Health | 3 |
| Facilities Planning Board.
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