Declares June 12, 2022 as "Women's Veterans Day" to commemorate the day women were officially added as regular members of the United States military, to recognize the critical role of women in the military forces, and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans.
Urges every public and private university and community college in this State to extend their application deadlines for students currently enrolled at Lincoln College who are unable to continue their education at their institution due to circumstances beyond their control. Urges every public and private university and community college in this State to honor the credits earned by students from Lincoln College and have those credits be transferred accordingly. Urges Lincoln College to waive transcript fees from students currently enrolled. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to attend Lincoln College's student transfer fair on April 14 to assist its students in finding another college to attend. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to waive the application fees for students of Lincoln College. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to attempt to match or exceed the financial award letters, including scholarships, of Lincoln College students. Encourages the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work with the displaced Lincoln College employees to ease their financial hardships and support their attempts to find new employment. Resolves to continue striving to provide better protections for Illinois' higher education students in the unfortunate event of a closure of an institution of higher learning in the State and to help provide a smooth transition for students and a path to continue pursue higher education in Illinois.
Rescinds Illinois' 1863 ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Declares March 8, 2022 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.
Strongly declares our commitment to ensuring access to quality health care for Illinois residents. Urges the Illinois Congressional Delegation to support federal legislation building on the Affordable Care Act to ensure all people have access to health care, regardless of income, race, or location. Opposes extreme efforts to strip away health care from people with pre-existing conditions, dismantle regulation, and allow big insurance companies to pad their profits at the expense of patients.
Strongly declares our commitment to ensuring access to affordable prescription drugs for all Illinois residents, regardless of income, race, or location. Urges the U.S. Senate to follow the U.S. House of Representatives and pass the $35 insulin cap and further urges President Biden to sign this crucial legislation into law. Condemns the actions of Representatives Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger, Mary Miller, and Darin LaHood in voting for unaffordable insulin. Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to study what steps can most effectively reduce the cost of prescription drugs in Illinois and report their findings to the General Assembly.
Expresses support for Out of School Time programs in Illinois and recognizes that they serve as a key component to supporting violence prevention, academic achievement, social/emotional well-being, nutritional needs, and a strong workforce. Recognizes these programs' importance in a continuum of care for youth from birth to adulthood.
Urges State and federal policymakers to ensure that individuals with sickle cell disease have access to all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease and to services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are eligible for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid programs and to work to include new and effective treatments. Further urges State Medicaid programs to conduct an annual review to determine if the available covered medications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and whether Medicaid should seek to add additional medications, treatments, or services. Further urges State Medicaid programs to proactively explore innovative reimbursement, coverage, and access approaches that may facilitate equitable and appropriate access to potential curative one-time therapies for eligible patients. Further urges State Medicaid programs and other State officials to convene a multi-stakeholder dialogue, including patients, caregivers, physicians, and hospital administrators, to inform and begin working toward policies that will support equitable and appropriate access to innovative sickle cell disease therapies. Further urges the State and federal government to explore enhanced and expanded data collection efforts to determine how many people live with sickle cell disease in the United States, how sickle cell disease affects their health, and how researchers can improve medical treatments to extend and improve the lives of people with sickle cell disease. Further urges State and federal policymakers to examine and address, when possible, the regulatory barriers that have and may continue to impede patient access to novel therapies, including one-time, potentially curative therapies. Further urges State Medicaid programs to ensure that sickle cell patients in State Medicaid programs have access to potentially curative therapies when those treatments are proven and federally approved. Further urges State and federal policymakers to take all necessary actions to identify and remove other impediments to patients and their families, such as logistical and financial challenges, including missing work, childcare, and other issues, that may prevent or otherwise impede all patients, including sickle cell patients, from accessing potentially curative therapies.
Mourns the passing of Esther Isabelle Brazier.
Recognizes the Illinois State Police on its 100th anniversary. Commends the Illinois State Police for the high standards it has always maintained through numerous administrations and departments and for ISP's preeminence in law enforcement in the nation and the forward-looking objectives it has for the future. Thanks the officers and staff of the Illinois State Police for their service. Further wishes the ISP continued success.
