Full Text of HR0965 98th General Assembly
HR0965 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
| | HR0965 | | LRB098 20738 MST 57721 r |
|
| | 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly is concerned with the health, | | 3 | | safety,
and welfare of all returning veterans of this country's | | 4 | | armed forces to
Illinois; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, The rate of mental health problems and suicides | | 6 | | for
members of this country's armed forces remains startlingly | | 7 | | high; and
| | 8 | | WHEREAS, Between 2005 and 2011, the veteran suicide rate in | | 9 | | Illinois was more than twice
the rate for civilians; and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, 17.72% of all suicide deaths in Illinois are | | 11 | | veterans; therefore, be it
| | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | | 14 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force | | 15 | | on Veterans' Suicide to investigate the causes to and | | 16 | | prevention of suicides among returning Illinois veterans of the | | 17 | | United States Military; and be it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, The Task Force shall consist of 8 members as | | 19 | | follows:
|
| | | HR0965 | - 2 - | LRB098 20738 MST 57721 r |
|
| | 1 | | 1) one member appointed by The Speaker of the House of
| | 2 | | Representatives, and this member shall act as the chair;
| | 3 | | 2) one member
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House | | 4 | | of Representatives;
| | 5 | | 3) one
member appointed by the President of the Senate;
| | 6 | | 4) one member appointed
by the Senate Minority leader;
| | 7 | | 5) one representative from the Department
of Veterans' | | 8 | | Affairs, chosen by the Director of Veterans' Affairs;
| | 9 | | 6) one
representative from the Department of Military | | 10 | | Affairs, chosen by the
Director of Military Affairs;
| | 11 | | 7) one representative from the Department of
Public Health, | | 12 | | chosen by the Director of Public Health; and
| | 13 | | 8) one
representative of the Department of Human Services, | | 14 | | chosen by the
Secretary of Human Services; and be it further
| | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet periodically at | | 16 | | the discretion
of the chair to investigate and form | | 17 | | recommendations concerning the
issue of suicides among | | 18 | | Illinois veterans; and be it further
|
| | | HR0965 | - 3 - | LRB098 20738 MST 57721 r |
|
| | 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | | 2 | | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and | | 3 | | be it further
| | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Task Force on Veteran' Suicide | | 5 | | shall present
a report of its findings, which
shall include its | | 6 | | recommendations for legislation, if any, to the Illinois House | | 7 | | of Representatives and the Senate on or before January 1, 2015.
|
|
Translate
