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91_SJ0072
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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, On November 23, 1998, the Attorneys General of
3 46 states (including Illinois), Puerto Rico, the US Virgin
4 Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
5 and the District of Columbia signed an agreement with the
6 five largest Tobacco manufacturers (Brown & Williamson
7 Tobacco corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Philip Morris
8 Incorporated RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Commonwealth
9 Tobacco and Liggett & Myers) settling the four-year legal
10 battle over tobacco, public health and youth safety; and
11 WHEREAS, Pursuant to this agreement, between 1998 and
12 2025, states will receive over $206 billion from the
13 settlement, with Illinois' share reaching over $9 billion;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, The settlement contains no restrictions on the
16 use of the moneys; and
17 WHEREAS, Initial projections for the tobacco payments
18 have been significantly decreased due to shrinking market
19 demand and other underestimated offsets; and
20 WHEREAS, Lawsuits have been filed against the State of
21 Illinois asserting a claim for portions of the tobacco
22 settlement moneys; and
23 WHEREAS, These many factors make the future of the
24 tobacco settlement payments uncertain; and
25 WHEREAS, The State has yet to form a unified future plan
26 for expenditure of the tobacco moneys; and
27 WHEREAS, Effects of tobacco have impacted persons from a
28 variety of backgrounds and experiences; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
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1 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, That there is created the
2 Illinois Task Force on Tobacco and Health Care; and be it
3 further
4 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 14
5 members:
6 (1) Four legislative members, one appointed by each the
7 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Senate
8 Minority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House,
9 (2) One doctor currently engaged in the private practice
10 of medicine, appointed by the Illinois State Medical Society,
11 (3) One teacher, appointed by the Illinois Education
12 Association,
13 (4) One researcher, currently engaged in health-related
14 research, appointed by the University of Illinois,
15 (5) One student, appointed by the State Superintendent
16 of Education,
17 (6) One member of the business community, appointed by
18 the Chamber of Commerce,
19 (7) One working individual, appointed by the AFL-CIO,
20 (8) One banker actively engaged in the banking
21 profession, appointed by the Illinois Bankers Association,
22 (9) One parent, appointed by the Illinois Congress of
23 Parents and Teachers, and
24 (10) One senior citizen, appointed by AARP,
25 (11) One representative appointed by the Department of
26 Public Health; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That the legislators appointed by the President
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1 of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall serve as
2 co-chairpersons of the Task Force; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the call of
4 the Chairs; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That members shall serve without compensation;
6 and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the Task Force provide recommendations to
8 the General Assembly on how to allocate Illinois' share of
9 the Master Settlement Agreement funds; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue its
11 recommendations on or before January 9, 2001.