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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY COHEN, MELIO, DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, CALTAGIRONE, BISHOP, BELFANTI, GEORGE, KIRKLAND, SANTONI, REICHLEY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, MURT, CUTLER, GODSHALL, GILLESPIE, DAY, BAKER, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROWN, FRANKEL, HARHAI, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, PALLONE, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, WATERS, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, JULY 1, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JULY 1, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Establishing and directing a select committee to examine matters |
2 | relating to the shortage of health care professionals in this |
3 | Commonwealth. |
4 | WHEREAS, There are shortages of physicians, nurses and other |
5 | health care professionals in parts of this Commonwealth; and |
6 | WHEREAS, There are projections these shortages are worsening; |
7 | and |
8 | WHEREAS, These shortages are creating a public health care |
9 | risk, and the problems appear to be intensifying; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Skilled health care professionals are projected to |
11 | retire at numbers larger than the numbers of students that |
12 | medical, nursing and health care professional schools plan to |
13 | graduate; and |
14 | WHEREAS, It is difficult to attract health care professionals |
15 | to accept what, for many, are lower paid teaching positions at |
16 | times when the demand for teachers is increasing; therefore be |
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1 | it |
2 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives establish a |
3 | select committee to study and make recommendations as to: |
4 | (1) The degree to which the problem of health care |
5 | professional shortages exists. |
6 | (2) Solutions to resolve the shortages of health care |
7 | personnel, including recommendations of any legislation and |
8 | actions that should be taken by State government officials; |
9 | and be it further |
10 | RESOLVED, That the select committee be composed of: |
11 | (1) Members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House |
12 | of Representatives: |
13 | (i) Four members of the Health and Human Services |
14 | Committee. |
15 | (ii) Four members of the Education Committee. |
16 | (iii) Two other members. |
17 | (2) Members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of |
18 | the House of Representatives: |
19 | (i) Three members of the Health and Human Services |
20 | Committee. |
21 | (ii) Three members of the Education Committee. |
22 | (iii) Two other members; |
23 | and be it further |
24 | RESOLVED, That the select committee hold hearings and take |
25 | testimony at such places it deems necessary in this |
26 | Commonwealth; and be it further |
27 | RESOLVED, That the select committee be empowered to call |
28 | witnesses under the hand and seal of the chairman of the select |
29 | committee who shall be elected by the committee members |
30 | instructing any person to appear before it, to answer questions |
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1 | touching matters properly being inquired into by the committee |
2 | and to produce such books, papers, records, accounts, reports |
3 | and documents as the committee deems necessary; and be it |
4 | further |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Committee on Health and Human Services and |
6 | the Committee on Education assist the select committee to the |
7 | extent deemed necessary by the select committee; and be it |
8 | further |
9 | RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk, with the Speaker's approval, |
10 | pay for the reasonable, appropriate and proper expenses incurred |
11 | by the committee, including contracting for specialized |
12 | services; and be it further |
13 | RESOLVED, That the select committee report its findings and |
14 | recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than |
15 | 120 days following the adoption of this resolution. |
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