Bill Text: IL HR0044 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the week of September 18 to September 24, 2023 as "Diaper Need Awareness Week".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-29 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II [HR0044 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0044-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Diaper need is the lack of enough diapers to keep | ||||||
| 3 | a baby or toddler clean, dry, and healthy and is a recognized | ||||||
| 4 | public health issue that impacts the physical, mental, and | ||||||
| 5 | economic well-being of U.S. children and families; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Diaper need can result from poverty, unexpected | ||||||
| 7 | life hardships, natural disasters, and so much more; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, One in three U.S. families reported experiencing | ||||||
| 9 | diaper need; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Nearly three in five families experiencing diaper | ||||||
| 11 | need reported missing work or school due to lack of access to | ||||||
| 12 | clean diapers needed for childcare services; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Families reporting diaper need encompass a wide | ||||||
| 14 | array of ages, racial groups, and income levels; of those in | ||||||
| 15 | diaper need, 96 percent are under 45 years of age with the | ||||||
| 16 | majority between 25 to 34 years of age; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Of those in need, two in five families said they | ||||||
| 18 | stretch the use of diapers by keeping a child in the same | ||||||
| 19 | diaper longer, which can increase a child's risk for skin | ||||||
| 20 | irritation and other serious side effects; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Research shows that a lack of access to clean | ||||||
| 2 | diapers leads to negative and long-lasting impacts on a | ||||||
| 3 | child's physical and mental health; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) has more | ||||||
| 5 | than 225 member diaper banks that have reported on average an | ||||||
| 6 | 86% increase in the number of diapers distributed to families | ||||||
| 7 | compared to the previous year, with spikes of up to 800% more | ||||||
| 8 | in some cities; in 2020, the NDBN distributed more than 140 | ||||||
| 9 | million diapers to families in need; no federal support | ||||||
| 10 | programs for children cover diapers, which can cost | ||||||
| 11 | approximately $80 a month per child; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Diapers are a basic necessity for every baby and | ||||||
| 13 | toddler; there are many people who do not have enough money to | ||||||
| 14 | meet their basic needs, and diaper need can be a window into | ||||||
| 15 | poverty; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we declare the week of September 18 to September 24, 2023 as | ||||||
| 19 | "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in the State of Illinois; and be | ||||||
| 20 | it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the National Diaper Bank Network Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | affiliates.
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