Bill Text: IL HJR0091 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Task Force on Veterans' Suicide to investigate the causes to and prevention of suicides among returning Illinois veterans of the United States Military.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-20)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0091 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0091-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly is concerned with the health, | ||||||
3 | safety,
and welfare of all returning veterans of this country's | ||||||
4 | armed forces to
Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The rate of mental health problems and suicides | ||||||
6 | for
members of this country's armed forces remains startlingly | ||||||
7 | high; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Between 2005 and 2011, the veteran suicide rate in | ||||||
9 | Illinois was more than twice
the rate for civilians; and
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10 | WHEREAS, 17.72% of all suicide deaths in Illinois are | ||||||
11 | veterans; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
14 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force | ||||||
15 | on Veterans' Suicide to investigate the causes to and | ||||||
16 | prevention of suicides among returning Illinois veterans of the | ||||||
17 | United States Military; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, The Task Force shall consist of 8 members as | ||||||
19 | follows:
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1 | 1) one member appointed by The Speaker of the House of
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2 | Representatives, and this member shall act as the chair;
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3 | 2) one member
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House | ||||||
4 | of Representatives;
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5 | 3) one
member appointed by the President of the Senate;
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6 | 4) one member appointed
by the Senate Minority leader;
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7 | 5) one representative from the Department
of Veterans' | ||||||
8 | Affairs, chosen by the Director of Veterans' Affairs;
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9 | 6) one
representative from the Department of Military | ||||||
10 | Affairs, chosen by the
Director of Military Affairs;
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11 | 7) one representative from the Department of
Public Health, | ||||||
12 | chosen by the Director of Public Health; and
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13 | 8) one
representative of the Department of Human Services, | ||||||
14 | chosen by the
Secretary of Human Services; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet periodically at | ||||||
16 | the discretion
of the chair to investigate and form | ||||||
17 | recommendations concerning the
issue of suicides among | ||||||
18 | Illinois veterans; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force serve with no | ||||||
2 | compensation; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | ||||||
4 | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and | ||||||
5 | be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Task Force on Veterans' Suicide | ||||||
7 | shall present
a report of its findings, which
shall include its | ||||||
8 | recommendations for legislation, if any, to the Illinois House | ||||||
9 | of Representatives and the Senate on or before January 1, 2015; | ||||||
10 | and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be dissolved after the | ||||||
12 | submission of its report to the Illinois House of | ||||||
13 | Representatives and Senate, thereby concluding its mission.
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