Bill Text: IL HB4345 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as "First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0900 [HB4345 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4345-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0900 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 148 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 490/148 new) | ||||
Sec. 148. First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day. The | ||||
third Friday in May of each year is designated as First | ||||
Responder Mental Health Awareness Day, to be observed | ||||
throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police | ||||
officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives | ||||
due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, | ||||
depression, and other mental health issues.
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