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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS,  The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act 
3created EMS regions and minimum standards for the statewide 
4delivery of EMS services; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, There is a lack of funding for emergency medical 
6services within  this State; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, EMS operations can mean the difference between 
8life and death; therefore, be it


  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11there is created the House Task Force on Emergency Medical 
12Services Funding consisting of 24 members, 12 to be appointed 
13by the Speaker (one being named as co-chair by Speaker) and 12 
14to be appointed by the Minority Leader (one being named as 
15co-chair by Minority Leader); and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Task Force is created to formulate 
17practical, timely, and strategic guidance on how to improve 
18equipment, funding, training, manpower, cost savings, and 
19communications with regard to emergency medical services 
20within  this State; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet with various 
2emergency medical service stakeholders and make 
3recommendations concerning ways in which emergency medical 
4service functions in this State can be assisted and improved; 
5and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall 
7provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it 
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its 
10recommendations in a report, by January 1, 2012, to the General 
11Assembly; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the Director of Public Health.