Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force

Board and Commission Details

Contact Name

Department of Public Health

Function

There is hereby established the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force to work directly with educational institutions to create health education programs to increase awareness of and to examine chronic kidney disease, transplantations, living and deceased kidney donation, and the existing disparity in the rates of those afflicted between Caucasians and minorities. The Task Force shall develop a sustainable plan to raise awareness about early detection, promote health equity, and reduce the burden of kidney disease throughout the State, which shall include an ongoing campaign that includes health education workshops and seminars, relevant research, and preventive screenings and that promotes social media campaigns and TV and radio commercials

Term

The Task Force shall submit its final report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2021 and, upon the filing of its final report, is dissolved.

Senate Confirmation

No

Compensation

None

Composition

Membership of the Task Force shall be as follows: (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate President, who shall serve as Co-Chair; (2) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall serve as Co-Chair; (3) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; (4) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; (5) one member representing the Department of Public Health, appointed by the Governor; (6) one member representing the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, appointed by the Governor; (7) one member representing a medical center in a county with a population of more 3 million residents, appointed by the Co-Chairs; (8) one member representing a physician's association in a county with a population of more than 3 million residents, appointed by the Co-Chairs; (9) one member representing a not-for-profit organ procurement organization, appointed by the Co-Chairs; (10) one member representing a national nonprofit research kidney organization in the State of Illinois, appointed by the Co-Chairs; and (11) the Secretary of State or his or her designee.

Chair

Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate President and member of the House of Representatives shall serve as Co-Chairs

Authority

20 ILCS 5160/10-10


Member Names

Name Member Expiration Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position Title County
Hunter, Sen. Mattie 01/08/2025 09/15/2022 Senate President Co-Chair
West II, Rep. Maurice 10/23/2022 Speaker of the House of Representatives Co-Chair Cook
McLaughlin, Rep. Martin 08/18/2022 Minority Leader of the House Representatives Member
DeWitte, Sen. Don 08/10/2022 Senate Minority Leader Member
Pressley, Tiffanie 07/26/2024 Governor Representative of the Department of Public Health Sangamon
Jimenez, Jose 11/10/2022 Governor Representative of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
VACANT Co-Chairs Member representing a medical center in a county with a population of more 3 million residents
VACANT Co-Chairs Member representing a physician's association in a county with a population of more than 3 million residents
VACANT Co-Chairs Member representing a not-for-profit organ procurement organization
VACANT Co-Chairs Member representing a national nonprofit research kidney organization in the State of Illinois
VACANT Statute Secretary of State or their designee