| 1 | 1 | | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0291</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13274 MST 25499 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>HOUSE RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Children by the age of 24 months are recommended </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to receive vaccinations that protect them against 15 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>potentially serious and deadly illnesses; vaccine coverage </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>among children aged 24 months and born in 2020 and 2021 is </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lower compared to those born in 2018 and 2019; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Children without insurance and those covered by </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Medicaid or other public insurance have lower vaccine rates </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>than children covered only by private insurance; there are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>gaps in vaccine coverage by race and ethnicity, household </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>income, and in rural versus urban areas; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Fewer people receiving the recommended childhood </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>immunizations can lead to the resurgence of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, pertussis, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>varicella, and rotavirus and their associated illness and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>death; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, There are vaccination requirements for enrollment </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>in public and private schools, child care facilities, and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>pre-kindergarten programs; data is collected annually on the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>number of children in kindergarten who meet, are exempt from, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>or are in the process of meeting school immunization </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>requirements; and</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0291</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13274 MST 25499 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Medical and religious exemptions from school </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>immunization requirements are available; under the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>McKinney-Vento Act, temporary enrollment for students who need </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>additional time to submit documentation or need more time to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>receive their immunizations is permissible; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Coverage of all school-required immunizations in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Illinois has declined for the 2023/2024 school year; coverage </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of many vaccines is below the community immunity threshold </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>leaving school communities without this protection; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, In Illinois, there were 12,667 religious </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>exemptions for school immunizations for the 2022/2023 school </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>year; this increased to 15,339 for the 2023/2024 school year, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the largest number of religious exemptions in Illinois in over </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>10 years; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>we urge the implementation of interventions to support vaccine </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>uptake and reduce disparities in vaccine coverage to ensure </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>children are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases; and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Health, </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HR0291</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13274 MST 25499 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>pediatricians, clinicians, families, and other stakeholders to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ensure infants and children are vaccinated on time and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>students begin school fully vaccinated; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Health, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Department of Healthcare and Family Services to continue to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>invest in immunization initiatives and infrastructure to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ensure timely reporting of vaccine coverage to ensure children </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>are protected from vaccine-preventable illness in public and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>private schools, child care facilities, and pre-kindergarten </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>programs and beyond.</code> |
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