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91_SR0080
SRS91SR0009ABsa
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, At the present time, there is limited access to
3 dental care for people who are covered by the public aid
4 system; and
5 WHEREAS, The availability of dental services is a
6 necessity and should be available to all citizens, regardless
7 of economic situation; and
8 WHEREAS, With many new, young dentists opening practices
9 and struggling to repay their student loans, it has been
10 suggested that a program could be instituted in which
11 dentists would treat public aid recipients; in return for
12 their dental services, the State would credit the dentists
13 for the dental services they provided and would submit a
14 predetermined payment to the financial institution holding
15 those dentists' student loans; and
16 WHEREAS, This program would be initiated throughout the
17 State and would benefit the dentists, public aid patients,
18 and the State budget; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a Task Force is
21 hereby established to study the feasibility of legislation
22 that would allow public aid patients to receive quality,
23 basic dental services and, in return, the student loans of
24 the dentists providing these services would be reduced; and
25 be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be made up of 11
27 members: one member appointed by the President of the Senate
28 to serve as chairperson; one member appointed by the Senate
29 Minority Leader; one member appointed by the Director of the
30 Department of Public Aid; one member appointed by the
31 Director of the Department of Revenue; one member appointed
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1 by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; 3
2 representatives of the dentistry profession appointed by the
3 chairperson, one of whom is a recent graduate of dental
4 school; and 3 representatives with a knowledge of tax or
5 finance appointed by the chairperson; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the chairperson of the Task Force shall
7 invite participation from the Internal Revenue Service and a
8 representative of the Illinois Congressional delegation; and
9 be it further
10 RESOLVED, That meetings of the Task Force shall be
11 convened at the call of the chair and shall be open to the
12 public; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall not receive any
14 compensation for performing their duties; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings
16 and recommendations to the members of the Illinois Senate no
17 later than January 1, 2000; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19 forwarded to the Director of the Department of Public Aid,
20 the Director of the Department of Revenue and the
21 Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate.