Bill Text: IL HR0293 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Resolves that the appropriate State agencies should take the necessary steps to secure federal funds available under the federal Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 for respite care development and implementation as soon as such funds are appropriated by the Congress and made available.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-30 - Resolution Adopted 116-001-000 [HR0293 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0293-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, As our State's seniors live longer lives, Illinois | ||||||
3 | faces a major challenge in addressing long-term healthcare | ||||||
4 | needs; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Eighty-six percent of people age 85 and older have | ||||||
6 | at least one chronic condition which can cause pain, | ||||||
7 | disability, and loss of functioning; and
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8 | WHEREAS, An estimated 48 million Americans over the age of | ||||||
9 | 50 suffer from chronic pain; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Approximately 18 million children in the United | ||||||
11 | States have developmental, physical, and/or behavioral | ||||||
12 | disabilities that require significant home care; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Family caregivers provide 80 percent of long-term | ||||||
14 | care in the United States, a level of care valued at $306 | ||||||
15 | billion a year, more than what is spent on nursing home and | ||||||
16 | paid home care combined; and
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17 | WHEREAS, 29 million Americans provide home respite care to | ||||||
18 | family members of all ages; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of |
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1 | 2006 was passed by both chambers of the United States Congress | ||||||
2 | and subsequently signed into law by President George W. Bush on | ||||||
3 | December 21, 2006; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Lifespan Respite Care Act of | ||||||
5 | 2006 authorizes $289 million to be provided to the states for | ||||||
6 | the purpose of developing lifespan respite care at the state | ||||||
7 | and local level, providing respite care services for family | ||||||
8 | caregivers caring for children and adults, recruiting and | ||||||
9 | training respite care volunteers and workers, providing | ||||||
10 | information to respite caregivers about available respite or | ||||||
11 | support services, and assisting caregivers in gaining access to | ||||||
12 | such services; and
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13 | WHEREAS, On March 11, 2009, the President signed into law | ||||||
14 | the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations bill which packages nine | ||||||
15 | appropriation bills postponed from the last Congress to fund | ||||||
16 | most federal agencies for this current fiscal year (FY09); the | ||||||
17 | bill includes $2.5 million for Lifespan Respite for this fiscal | ||||||
18 | year; (funds must be obligated before September 30, 2009; and | ||||||
19 | funds could be made available to states through a competitive | ||||||
20 | grant process as soon as late spring or early summer); and
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21 | WHEREAS, Illinois may not be one of the eligible states, | ||||||
22 | since Illinois is not prepared to apply for funding according | ||||||
23 | to that Act; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | the appropriate State agencies should take the necessary steps | ||||||
4 | to secure federal funds available under the Comprehensive | ||||||
5 | Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 for respite care development | ||||||
6 | and implementation as soon as such funds are appropriated by | ||||||
7 | the Congress and made available; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | delivered to the Governor.
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