| 1 | 1 | | *HC1047* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing former |
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| 7 | 7 | | Indiana House of Representatives employee Brad Burk on his |
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| 8 | 8 | | 25th anniversary leading the American Cancer Society in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Indiana. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Schaibley, Cash |
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| 11 | 11 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 12 | 12 | | 20232782 |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2023 HC 1047/DI 140 Introduced |
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| 14 | 14 | | First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
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| 15 | 15 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing former |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2 Indiana House of Representatives employee Brad Burk on his |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3 25th anniversary leading the American Cancer Society in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 4 Indiana. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 5 Whereas, The American Cancer Society has been in existence |
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| 22 | 22 | | 6 for 110 years with a mission of improving the lives of people |
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| 23 | 23 | | 7 with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | 8 patient support and to ensure everyone has an opportunity to |
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| 25 | 25 | | 9 prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 10 Whereas, Cancer remains a preeminent health crisis, causing |
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| 27 | 27 | | 11 the death of over 13,000 Hoosiers, annually; |
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| 28 | 28 | | 12 Whereas, Brad Burk departed the Indiana House staff in 1998 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 13 for a meaningful career at the American Cancer Society, where |
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| 30 | 30 | | 14 he has continually played a statewide leadership role |
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| 31 | 31 | | 15 advocating for public health interventions to save lives and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 16 improve Hoosier health; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 17 Whereas, Brad Burk has successfully worked alongside |
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| 34 | 34 | | 18 members of the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 19 Congress to pass impactful legislation aimed at preventing, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 20 detecting, and treating cancer; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 21 Whereas, Over his 25-year tenure at ACS, Brad Burk has led |
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| 38 | 38 | | 22 fundraising efforts to secure over $150 million in the fight |
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| 39 | 39 | | 23 against cancer; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 24 Whereas, Over the past 25 years, the American Cancer |
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| 41 | 41 | | 25 Society has invested over $40 million in extramural cancer |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2023 HC 1047/DI 140 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 1 research in Indiana; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2 Whereas, Due to advancements made in the fight against |
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| 45 | 45 | | 3 cancer, Indiana now celebrates 366,000 current living cancer |
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| 46 | 46 | | 4 survivors; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 5 Whereas, Throughout Brad Burk's tenure at ACS, cancer |
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| 48 | 48 | | 6 mortality rates have declined 1% each year for an overall |
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| 49 | 49 | | 7 decline of 25% since 1998; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 8 Whereas, Under Brad Burk's leadership, cancer information, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 9 resources, protections and innovations have been made |
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| 52 | 52 | | 10 available to Hoosiers in all 92 counties; and |
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| 53 | 53 | | 11 Whereas, Brad Burk should be commended by the Hoosier |
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| 54 | 54 | | 12 State for 25 years of devoted service to the people of Indiana. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 13 His dedication to preventing cancer, saving lives, and |
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| 56 | 56 | | 14 improving health outcomes and overall quality of life are noble |
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| 57 | 57 | | 15 and worthy of recognition: Therefore, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 16 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 59 | 59 | | 17 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 60 | 60 | | 18 the Senate concurring: |
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| 61 | 61 | | 19 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly recognizes |
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| 62 | 62 | | 20 and celebrates Brad Burk's 25-year career anniversary with the |
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| 63 | 63 | | 21 American Cancer Society and highlights his profound statewide |
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| 64 | 64 | | 22 impact on the lives of all Hoosiers. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 23 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 24 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 67 | 67 | | 25 Representative Donna Schaibley for distribution. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 2023 HC 1047/DI 140 |
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