HR1008

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, There is no official statewide data on the number 
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of pupils in schools in this State who require health 
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assistance for chronic and acute health conditions during the 
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school day or at school-related activities, such as field trips 
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and school-related camps; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is our intent to phase in funding, based on 
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documented need, for credentialed school nurses and, by the 
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year 2017, mandate a ratio of one credentialed school nurse for 
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every 1,500 pupils for all public schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As a result of this phased-in funding for 
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credentialed school nurses, the following measurable results 
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will be demonstrated:
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        (1)  fewer pupils will miss days of school due to 
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    illness;

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        (2)  parents and families will receive regular and 
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    documented information concerning preventive health care 
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    and communicable diseases; and
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        (3)  templates will be developed to enable school-site 
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    health centers to serve as neighborhood disaster centers; 
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    therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 


 






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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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respectfully request that the State Board of Education study 
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and compile statewide data on school nurses and report its 
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findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, with the 
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goal of providing phased-in funding for credential school 
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nurses and, by the year 2017, mandating a ratio of one 
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credentialed school nurse for every 1,500 pupils for all public 
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schools; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the State Board of Education.