Full Text of SJR0049 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chronic Kidney Disease is the 9th leading cause of | 3 | | death in the United States; an estimated 31 million people in | 4 | | the United States have chronic kidney disease; over 1.12 | 5 | | million people in the State of Illinois are living with the | 6 | | disease; early chronic kidney disease has no signs or symptoms | 7 | | and, without early detection, can progress to kidney failure; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, If a person has high blood pressure, heart | 10 | | disease, diabetes, or a family history of kidney failure, the | 11 | | risk of kidney disease is greater; in Illinois, 13% of all | 12 | | adults have diabetes, and 32% have high blood pressure; the | 13 | | prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension is | 14 | | higher for African Americans, who develop kidney failure at a | 15 | | rate of nearly 4 to 1 compared to Caucasians, while Hispanics | 16 | | develop kidney failure at a rate of 2 to 1; almost half of the | 17 | | people waiting for a kidney in Illinois identify as African | 18 | | American, but, in 2017, less than 10% of them received a | 19 | | kidney; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Although dialysis is a life-extending treatment, | 21 | | the best and most cost effective treatment for kidney failure | 22 | | is a kidney transplant; currently, the wait in Illinois for a | 23 | | deceased donor kidney is 5-7 years, and, everyday, 13 people |
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| 1 | | die while waiting; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, If chronic kidney disease is detected early and | 3 | | managed appropriately, the individual can receive treatment | 4 | | sooner to help protect the kidneys, the deterioration in kidney | 5 | | function can be slowed or even stopped, and the risk of | 6 | | associated cardiovascular complications and other | 7 | | complications can be reduced; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Kidney Disease Prevention and | 11 | | Education Task Force is created to work directly with | 12 | | educational institutions to create health education programs | 13 | | to increase awareness of and to examine chronic kidney disease, | 14 | | transplantations, living and deceased kidney donation, and the | 15 | | existing disparity in the rates of those afflicted between | 16 | | Caucasians and minorities; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will also be expected to | 18 | | develop a sustainable plan to raise awareness about early | 19 | | detection, promote health equity, and reduce the burden of | 20 | | kidney disease throughout the State, which should include an | 21 | | ongoing campaign that would include health education workshops | 22 | | and seminars, relevant research, and preventative screenings, | 23 | | and promote social media campaigns and TV and radio |
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| 1 | | commercials; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That membership of the Task Force shall be as | 3 | | follows: | 4 | | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate | 5 | | President, who shall serve as Co-Chair; | 6 | | (2) One member of the House of Representatives, | 7 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall serve as | 8 | | Co-Chair; | 9 | | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | 10 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; | 11 | | (4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate | 12 | | Minority Leader; | 13 | | (5) One member representing the Department of Public | 14 | | Health, appointed by the Governor; | 15 | | (6) One member representing the Department of | 16 | | Healthcare and Family Services, appointed by the Governor; | 17 | | (7) One member representing a medical center in a | 18 | | county with a population of more 3 million residents, | 19 | | appointed by the Co-Chairs; | 20 | | (8) One member representing a physician's association | 21 | | in a county with a population of more than 3 million | 22 | | residents, appointed by the Co-Chairs; | 23 | | (9) One member representing a not-for-profit organ | 24 | | procurement organization, appointed by the Co-Chairs; | 25 | | (10) One member representing a national non-profit |
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| 1 | | research kidney organization in the State of Illinois, | 2 | | appointed by the Co-Chairs; and | 3 | | (11) The Secretary of State or his or her designee; and | 4 | | be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve | 6 | | without compensation; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | 8 | | provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it | 9 | | further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 11 | | to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020 and, | 12 | | upon the filing of its final report, is dissolved.
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