Bill Text: IL SJR0115 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Interdependence of Generations Task Force to: study and make recommendations regarding the creative ways that aging, education, and other public and private organizations can work together; and issue a report no later than December 31, 2010.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-05-04 - Referred to Rules Committee [SJR0115 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SJR0115-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The State's population of persons 50 years of age | ||||||
3 | and older is projected to increase from 3.2 million in 2000 to | ||||||
4 | 5.3
million by 2030, an increase of 63%, with a
corresponding | ||||||
5 | increase in the number of Illinois'
retirees; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Civic engagement, including lifelong learning,
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7 | service, and volunteer work, has been found to bring
personal | ||||||
8 | fulfillment, improved physical and mental health,
and stronger | ||||||
9 | social connections for retirees; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Improved physical and mental health for Illinois
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11 | retirees and the aged will lessen the strains inherent to
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12 | public healthcare system; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Since the l960s, the policy agenda around aging | ||||||
14 | has focused almost exclusively on the dependency needs of
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15 | elders, not on their potential as a community resource; and
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16 | WHEREAS, There is an ongoing high school dropout epidemic | ||||||
17 | in this State; and each year almost one-third of all public | ||||||
18 | high school students, including nearly one half of all African | ||||||
19 | Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans, fail to graduate | ||||||
20 | from public high school; and
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1 | WHEREAS, A 2009 study at Washington University in St.
Louis | ||||||
2 | found that children at risk of dropping out
dramatically | ||||||
3 | increased their reading skills when they were
tutored by older | ||||||
4 | adults, and the older adults experienced
positive health | ||||||
5 | benefits through the civic engagement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Two factors will have a significant impact on the
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7 | Illinois economy and predict future prosperity, the first
is | ||||||
8 | the cost of health care, particularly for older
Illinoisans, | ||||||
9 | the second is the educational level of the
working population; | ||||||
10 | a statewide effort to connect aging and
education has | ||||||
11 | implications for benefits to every community
and for policy | ||||||
12 | throughout the State; schools have resources
and facilities to | ||||||
13 | help with promotion; and older adults have
great potential to | ||||||
14 | help dropouts and students who are our
future workforce; | ||||||
15 | therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
18 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that it is in the interest of the citizens | ||||||
19 | of this State to develop Illinois' growing retiree population | ||||||
20 | as a resource for mobilizing citizens of all ages and | ||||||
21 | addressing community needs across generations; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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23 | RESOLVED, That the Interdependence of Generations Task |
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1 | Force be created; and that the Task Force shall be comprised of | ||||||
2 | the following appointments: the Director of the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Department on Aging or his or her designee,
who shall also | ||||||
4 | serve as Chairperson; one member of the Senate, appointed by | ||||||
5 | the President of the Senate; one member of the House of | ||||||
6 | Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
7 | Representatives; one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
8 | Minority Leader of the Senate; and one member of the House of | ||||||
9 | Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House | ||||||
10 | of Representatives; the following members from the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Policy Academy on the Civic Engagement of Older Adults:
(i) one | ||||||
12 | representative of P-12 education; (ii) one representative of | ||||||
13 | community colleges; (iii) one representative of higher | ||||||
14 | education; (iv) 2 representatives of retirees; (v) 2 student | ||||||
15 | members;
(vi) 2 representatives of statewide aging
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16 | organizations; (vii) 2 representatives of service
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17 | organizations; (viii) 2 representatives of foundations;
and | ||||||
18 | (ix) 2 representatives of business; and
a representative of the | ||||||
19 | Center for Health Law and Policy, appointed by the Dean of the | ||||||
20 | Law School of Southern Illinois University; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve | ||||||
22 | voluntarily and without compensation; and persons with | ||||||
23 | disabilities serving on the Task Force shall be accommodated to | ||||||
24 | enable them to fully participate in Task Force activities; and | ||||||
25 | be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Department on Aging, in cooperation with | ||||||
2 | the Center for Health Law and Policy, at the Southern Illinois | ||||||
3 | University School of Law, shall have primary responsibility | ||||||
4 | for, and shall provide staffing and technical assistance and | ||||||
5 | administrative support to, the Task Force in its efforts; and | ||||||
6 | that no appropriations shall be required for the Task Force to | ||||||
7 | complete its duties; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall coordinate its work | ||||||
9 | with existing State advisory bodies whose work may include | ||||||
10 | improving education, reducing the dropout rate, and civic | ||||||
11 | engagement of retirees and the aged; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force on the Interdependence of | ||||||
13 | Generations shall be convened to study and make recommendations | ||||||
14 | regarding the creative ways that aging
(retiree organizations, | ||||||
15 | organizations that serve older adults, and older adults | ||||||
16 | themselves), education (schools, community colleges, and | ||||||
17 | universities), and other public and private organizations can | ||||||
18 | work together to address the challenges of education, tap the | ||||||
19 | resources of older adults and students to strengthen the | ||||||
20 | economy and benefit the community, and promote healthy | ||||||
21 | lifestyles for all ages; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make recommendations to |
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1 | the General Assembly and to the Governor, including legislative | ||||||
2 | proposals, regulatory changes, systems
changes, budget | ||||||
3 | initiatives, and collaborative partnerships in the public and | ||||||
4 | private sectors, that will promote the statewide effort to | ||||||
5 | connect the aging population with opportunities for lifelong | ||||||
6 | learning, employment, and service; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That these recommendations shall explain how | ||||||
8 | fostering the relationship between older adults and education, | ||||||
9 | economic development, and community service can be beneficial | ||||||
10 | to all Illinoisans; and the Task Force shall conduct hearings | ||||||
11 | and meetings in order to produce a report of its activities and | ||||||
12 | recommendations that shall be issued no later than December 31,
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13 | 2010.
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