Bill Text: IL HR0776 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages the Latino community in the State to share its unique gift of life by donating blood. Encourages Latino businesses, churches, and other organizations to consider hosting a blood drive in their community and urges community colleges, colleges, universities, and trade schools to host blood drives and participate in the National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Scholarship Challenge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-09-24 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR0776 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0776-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, September 15 through October 15 marks National | ||||||
| 3 | Hispanic Heritage Month; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Our State's hospitals and surgery centers rely on | ||||||
| 5 | a continual safe supply of 100% donated blood; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Although Latinos make up 17% of the general | ||||||
| 7 | population nationwide, they make up less than 4% of blood | ||||||
| 8 | donors; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Latino population has a high percentage of | ||||||
| 10 | type O blood, which is in high demand since it can be | ||||||
| 11 | transfused to patients with other blood types; Latino blood | ||||||
| 12 | also contains important antibodies, unique to the Latino | ||||||
| 13 | population, making their donations especially vital to other | ||||||
| 14 | Latinos in need of an exact antigen match for a transfusion; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, A single unit of blood can save up to 3 lives, | ||||||
| 17 | while a single trauma patient can use over 100 units of blood; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Blood only has a shelf life of 42 days; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Blood centers rely heavily not only on blood | ||||||
| 2 | donated on their premises, but on blood drives organized | ||||||
| 3 | throughout their communities by volunteers; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Blood can be donated every 56 days and can improve | ||||||
| 5 | the health of the donor by reducing excess iron and encouraging | ||||||
| 6 | the body to produce more blood; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the importance of | ||||||
| 8 | blood donation through the Blood Donation Act, the Employee | ||||||
| 9 | Blood Donation Leave Act, and the Organ Donor Leave Act; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | encourage the Latino community in the State to share its unique | ||||||
| 14 | gift of life by donating blood; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That we further encourage Latino businesses, | ||||||
| 16 | churches, and other organizations to consider hosting a blood | ||||||
| 17 | drive in their community and urge community colleges, colleges, | ||||||
| 18 | universities, and trade schools to host blood drives and | ||||||
| 19 | participate in the National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive | ||||||
| 20 | Scholarship Challenge; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers.
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