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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as originally passed by the 
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Senate on May 25, 2007, contained supplemental appropriations 
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to the hospital assessment program and line of duty awards to 
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the families of fallen soldiers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On May 30, 2007, the Illinois House of 
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Representatives passed Senate Bill 1132, as amended by House 
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Amendments 1 and 2; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, has not been delivered to the Senate; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, contains appropriations for the State of 
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Illinois for Fiscal Year 2008 beginning on July 1, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, includes appropriations for expenditures that 
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exceed available revenue estimates and therefore does not meet 
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the requirements contained in subsection (b) of Section 2 of  
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Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A budget shortfall as contained in Senate Bill 
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1132, as amended by the House of Representatives, will 
 


 






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necessitate the expenditure of funds originally appropriated 
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for public education on mandated healthcare and pensions; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does not include sufficient appropriations to 
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the State Board of Education for General State Aid, Mandated 
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Categorical Programs, and Early Childhood Education programs 
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to provide access to a high quality education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does not include appropriations to meet the 
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rising costs associated with providing assistance to Illinois' 
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most vulnerable citizens, including senior citizens, for needs 
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related to healthcare, prescription drugs, and the mental 
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health and developmentally disabled population; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does not provide for a sustainable means to 
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reduce or to maintain the current cycle of payments made to 
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Medicaid providers, specifically for physicians that provide 
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services under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does  not appropriate funds to satisfy the 
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Fiscal Year 2008 pension obligation contribution level 
 


 






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certified by the individual State retirement systems; and

 
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    WHEREAS, If the payment cycle for physicians providing 
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services to participants of the Covering ALL KIDS Health 
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Insurance Program exceeds 30 days, the State of Illinois will 
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have failed to meet its pledge to over 4,000 physicians, to the 
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350,000 children that receive vital health care benefits, and 
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to any children that may be eligible in the future; and

 
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    WHEREAS, If the payment cycle for physicians increases 
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dramatically as provided for in Senate Bill 1132, as amended by 
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the House of Representatives, it is likely that physicians will 
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cease  providing healthcare services to those who need it most; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does not include adequate funding for the 
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increasing public safety, transportation, and infrastructure 
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needs of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1132, as amended by the House of 
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Representatives, does not include appropriations to meet 
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contractual obligations set forth in collective bargaining 
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agreements with employees of the State of Illinois who staff 
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prisons, mental health facilities, and veterans' hospitals and 
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provide for child welfare; therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that those voting 'aye' on 
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this resolution are voting to reject Senate Bill 1132 as 
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amended by the House of Representatives, and those voting 'no' 
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on this resolution are voting to support the proposed budget 
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for the State of Illinois for Fiscal Year 2008 that begins on 
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July 1, 2007, as detailed in House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate 
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Bill 1132; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to 
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all State Constitutional Officers, the Minority Leader of the 
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Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.