Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

Filed: 5/4/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3767

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3767 as follows:
 
3 on page 3, line 17, after "adults.", by inserting "Communities
4 in Illinois are developing and implementing promising models
5 that should be evaluated and supported."; and
 
6 on page 3, line 21, by replacing "a holistic" with "an
7 evidence-based, holistic"; and
 
8 on page 4, line 6, after "nutrition,", by inserting "effective
9 methods for improving nutrition and physical activity,"; and
 
10 on page 4, by replacing line 10 with the following:
11         "activity, including improving community access to
12         healthy food and safe opportunities for physical
13         activity."; and
 

 

 

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1 by replacing line 12 on page 4 through line 1 on page 5 with the
2 following:
3 "after the effective date of this Act, and subject to the
4 availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind
5 resources, the Department of Public Health shall work with the
6 Department of Human Services and other public, private, and
7 voluntary stakeholders to plan, organize, and publicize at
8 least 3 hearings on the health and social costs of obesity and
9 the need to address the obesity epidemic with community,
10 policy, and individual health behavior change. The purpose of
11 these hearings shall be to (1) highlight existing State and
12 community level initiatives, (2) identify existing plans and
13 opportunities for action and the expansion of initiatives, (3)
14 inform policy makers and the public about effective solutions
15 to the problem, and (4) identify and engage stakeholders to
16 promote action to reduce obesity, improve nutrition, and
17 increase physical activity. The hearing officers shall
18 include: the Chair of the State Board of Health or her designee
19 and up to 3 additional members of the State Board of Health;
20 the Chair of the Chronic Disease Task Force, if appointed, and
21 up to 3 additional members of the Chronic Disease Task Force,
22 if appointed; 2 members of the House of Representatives, one of
23 whom shall be named by the Speaker of the House and one of whom
24 shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House; and 2
25 members of the Senate, one of whom shall be named by the
26 President of the Senate and one of whom shall be named by the

 

 

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1 Minority Leader of the Senate. The Department shall provide or
2 work with stakeholders to provide logistical and support staff
3 for hearings."; and
 
4 on page 5, by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following:
5     "No later than February 1, 2010, and subject to the
6 availability of public, private, and contributed in-kind
7 resources, a report on these hearings shall be provided to the
8 members of the General Assembly and the State Board of Health
9 to inform and support action on implementing the"; and
 
10 on page 5, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:
11 "General Assembly."; and
 
12 on page 5, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:
13 "education and engagement campaign focusing on the health
14 effects of obesity, the social costs of obesity, and".