Bill Text: IL HJR0026 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages the Illinois Department of Public Health to promulgate administrative rules pursuant to the requirement for health examinations and immunizations within the School Code and to expedite this process in order to have such rules in place for the 2015-16 school year.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0026 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0026-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Measles is a highly contagious respiratory | ||||||
3 | disease that spreads easily through the air or on infected | ||||||
4 | surfaces; it causes rash, high fever, cough, runny nose, and | ||||||
5 | red watery eyes; people who are infected with measles can | ||||||
6 | spread the virus for up to 4 days before developing symptoms; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Measles affect all organs of the body, and can | ||||||
9 | cause serious and, in some cases, fatal complications in | ||||||
10 | children, including pneumonia and encephalitis; and
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11 | WHEREAS, A non-immunized person or child has a 90% chance | ||||||
12 | of getting the measles if they come in contact with an infected | ||||||
13 | person; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The measles vaccine has been shown in numerous | ||||||
15 | studies to be one of the most safe and effective vaccines | ||||||
16 | available; and
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17 | WHEREAS, High immunization rates in a community will | ||||||
18 | protect those who cannot be vaccinated, including children | ||||||
19 | undergoing cancer treatment and infants under 12 months of age, | ||||||
20 | who are at the highest risk of serious illness, | ||||||
21 | hospitalization, or death due to measles; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers | ||||||
2 | for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of | ||||||
3 | Family Physicians all recommend that children receive the | ||||||
4 | measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the age of 12-15 | ||||||
5 | months, and again at 4-6 years; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
8 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we encourage the Illinois | ||||||
9 | Department of Public Health to promulgate administrative rules | ||||||
10 | pursuant to the requirement for health examinations and | ||||||
11 | immunizations within the School Code and to encourage higher | ||||||
12 | rates of vaccinations and to expedite this process in order to | ||||||
13 | have such rules in place for the 2015-16 school year; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
17 | Health.
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