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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, There is no official statewide data on the health 
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needs of our diverse student populations or the level of 
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services required to meet these needs in this State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Unmet health needs interfere with a student's 
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ability to focus on learning and achieve their highest 
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potential; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is our intent to assure that students are 
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healthy and ready to learn and to provide health service 
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resources to enable all students to access education equally; 
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and

 


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    WHEREAS, It is also our intent to support and sustain the 
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healthy development of youth in partnership with parents, 
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schools, health care providers, community organizations , and 
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governmental agencies in keeping with the goals and objectives 
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of Healthy People 2010; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we respectfully request that the 
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State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services 
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School Health Program and the Department of Public Health 
 


 






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Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control establish a 
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task force to study and compile a report on:
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        1) Identification of current student health needs and 
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    the level of health services required to address such 
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    needs;
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        2) Regulatory conflicts that limit delivery of school 
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    health services to students in need along with possible 
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    solutions; and
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        3) Needed support for and monitoring of school health 
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    services; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Public Health 
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shall provide administrative and other support to the task 
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force; and be it further



 
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    RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of no more than 
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15 members appointed jointly by a working group of the three 
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above agencies; the task force shall include one member from 
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each of the agencies as well as additional members that shall 
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be selected by the work group from organizations representing 
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the interests of at minimum; school administrators, school 
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board members, school nurses, nurses, school health advocates, 
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school health centers, physician groups, teacher unions and 
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parents; additional members may be determined at the discretion 
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of the State agencies; and be it further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That the task force will report to the General 
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Assembly by January 1, 2010.