Full Text of SJR0035 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois ranked as the fifth worst | 3 | | state in the United States for excessive drinking according to | 4 | | the most recent data; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Over 20% of Illinoisans binge drank in 2018 | 6 | | (defined as having four or more drinks for women and five or | 7 | | more drinks for men on one occasion in the past month); and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Binge drinking in Illinois is higher in rural and | 9 | | suburban areas of the State; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It is in the best interests of the State that its | 11 | | citizens be healthy and productive and not suffer from | 12 | | excessive drinking or addictions; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Alcohol abuse prevention programs have been | 14 | | proven to reduce problem drinking; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 17 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Addiction | 18 | | Prevention Task Force, whose purpose is to study the following: | 19 | | (1) Evidence of binge drinking trends in rural and | 20 | | suburban communities; |
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| 1 | | (2) Evidence of chronic drinking trends in rural and | 2 | | suburban communities; | 3 | | (3) Prevention developments and models; | 4 | | (4) Effective prevention and treatment collaboration | 5 | | efforts in Illinois and other states; and | 6 | | (5) Information gained from stakeholders of the | 7 | | relevant communities; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of the | 9 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 10 | | (1) Four members from addiction prevention providers | 11 | | recommended by a statewide organization that represents | 12 | | addiction providers, who shall be appointed by the | 13 | | President of the Senate; | 14 | | (2) Four members from behavioral health providers | 15 | | recommended by a statewide organization that represents | 16 | | behavioral health providers, who shall be appointed by the | 17 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 18 | | (3) Four members from private sector child welfare and | 19 | | youth-serving agencies recommended by a statewide | 20 | | organization representing private sector child welfare | 21 | | providers, who shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of | 22 | | the House of Representatives; | 23 | | (4) Four members of local public health departments | 24 | | recommended by a statewide organization representing | 25 | | public health departments, who shall be appointed by the |
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| 1 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; | 2 | | (5) One member from the Department of Public Health, | 3 | | appointed by the Director of Public Health; | 4 | | (6) One member from a higher education teaching | 5 | | institution that awards degrees in the fields of social | 6 | | work, psychiatry, or psychology appointed by the Chair of | 7 | | the Board of Higher Education; | 8 | | (7) One member from statewide organization made up of | 9 | | private sector child welfare providers, who shall be | 10 | | appointed by the Governor; | 11 | | (8) One member from a statewide organization | 12 | | representing suburban area municipalities, who shall be | 13 | | appointed by the Governor; | 14 | | (9) One member from a statewide organization | 15 | | representing rural healthcare providers, who shall be | 16 | | appointed by the Governor; | 17 | | (10) One member from a statewide organization | 18 | | representing rural and downstate areas of the State, who | 19 | | shall be appointed by the Governor; and | 20 | | (11) One member from a statewide organization that | 21 | | represents behavioral health care providers, inclusive of | 22 | | addiction, who shall be appointed by the Governor; and be | 23 | | it further | 24 | | RESOLVED, That if a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, a | 25 | | replacement will be appointed by the Chair; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet no less than four | 2 | | times and select a chairperson at their first meeting; and be | 3 | | it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That in addition to whatever policies or | 5 | | procedures it may adopt, all operations of the Task Force will | 6 | | be subject to the provision of the Illinois Freedom of | 7 | | Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.) and the Illinois Open | 8 | | Meeting Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.); and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services shall | 10 | | provide
administrative support to the Task Force; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop | 13 | | recommendations to the General Assembly on strengthening and | 14 | | expanding the statewide addiction prevention system, which | 15 | | shall focus on, but not be limited to, the following: | 16 | | (1) The locations within the State most in need of | 17 | | prevention measures; | 18 | | (2) Which addiction prevention measures are best for | 19 | | addressing problem drinking in rural and suburban areas; | 20 | | (3) What steps should be taken by the General Assembly | 21 | | to address problem drinking; and | 22 | | (4) What level of funding is required to ensure |
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| 1 | | adequate prevention measures are taken to reduce problem | 2 | | drinking by Illinoisans; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 4 | | to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than June 30, | 5 | | 2020, and upon the filing of its report, is dissolved.
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