Full Text of HJR0036 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, There are approximately 2,200,000 persons with | 3 | | disabilities residing in the State of Illinois, most of whom | 4 | | need assistive technology for daily living, education, | 5 | | independence, and employment; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, A great number of persons with disabilities in | 7 | | Illinois will purchase assistive technology with manufacturing | 8 | | defects or deceptive warranty terms, thereby diminishing their | 9 | | educational and employment opportunities and increasing their | 10 | | dependence upon federal and State support and forcing them to | 11 | | unnecessarily rely upon community based resources and family | 12 | | members for financial support and daily living assistance; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, It is almost always more cost-effective to | 14 | | purchase appropriate assistive technology for a person with a | 15 | | disability to enable that person to reach his or her potential | 16 | | for independent living, education, and employment than to | 17 | | provide public assistance and government-funded personal care | 18 | | assistance for that person; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training | 20 | | Centers Act was enacted by the 90th General Assembly to ensure | 21 | | that persons with disabilities obtain comprehensive services | 22 | | regarding assistive technology including (i) comprehensive |
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| 1 | | individual evaluations for a broad range of assistive | 2 | | technology needs for persons with all types of disabilities for | 3 | | use in the home, at school, in employment, and in the | 4 | | community, and
(ii) training regarding assistive technology | 5 | | options available to the consumer and training in the proper | 6 | | use of assistive technology; therefore, be it | 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 9 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Assistive | 10 | | Technology Evaluation and Training Centers Task Force to study | 11 | | the effectiveness of the Assistive Technology Evaluation and | 12 | | Training Centers Act in protecting consumers from | 13 | | manufacturing defects and warranty abuses by assistive | 14 | | technology manufacturers; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a report to the | 16 | | General Assembly on or before December 31, 2011 on the results | 17 | | of the study, and should the Task Force determine, after | 18 | | conducting the study, that the Act fails to adequately protect | 19 | | consumers from manufacturing defects and warranty abuses by | 20 | | assistive technology manufacturers, the Task Force shall | 21 | | include in its report recommendations for any necessary | 22 | | legislative changes to the Act; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 6 members |
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| 1 | | appointed as follows: 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the | 2 | | House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a representative | 3 | | of the disability community; one member appointed by the | 4 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; one member | 5 | | appointed by the President of the Senate; one member appointed | 6 | | by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and one member appointed | 7 | | by the Governor, all of whom shall serve without compensation; | 8 | | and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services shall | 10 | | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and | 11 | | be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services.
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