Bill Text: IL HJR0067 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges School District 118 and all other school districts in the State of Illinois to consider adopting the water safety curriculum developed by the students in the Future Problem Solvers Club of North Ridge Middle School and commends the students of the Future Problem Solvers Club for taking the initiative to educate the public on water safety dangers and practices.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-05 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0067-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Illinois' beautiful lakes and rivers and its | ||||||
3 | indoor and outdoor swimming pools are enjoyed by many for | ||||||
4 | recreation all year round; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Water safety is a high priority for children and | ||||||
6 | adults swimming in pools, lakes, rivers, oceans, and other | ||||||
7 | bodies of water; and
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8 | WHEREAS, There are several conditions that make water | ||||||
9 | activities dangerous; thus, adhering to safe water practices | ||||||
10 | will help prepare children and parents for water activities and | ||||||
11 | will help prevent devastating incidents related to water | ||||||
12 | dangers; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Survella Chapman, age 11, and Brysom Dillon, age | ||||||
14 | 3, from Danville died from separate drowning incidents in 2013; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | ||||||
17 | Prevention, there was an average of 10 unintentional drowning | ||||||
18 | deaths per day from 2005 to 2009 in the United States; one in 5 | ||||||
19 | people who die from drowning are children under the age of 14, | ||||||
20 | and drowning is responsible for more deaths among children ages | ||||||
21 | one in 4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies; and
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1 | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | ||||||
2 | Prevention, the main factors that affect drowning risk are lack | ||||||
3 | of swimming ability, lack of barriers to prevent unsupervised | ||||||
4 | water access, lack of close supervision while swimming, | ||||||
5 | different water settings, the failure to wear life jackets, | ||||||
6 | alcohol use, and seizure disorders; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Students in the Future Problem Solvers Club of | ||||||
8 | North Ridge Middle School in Danville developed a comprehensive | ||||||
9 | water safety curriculum with the goal of educating their | ||||||
10 | community about basic water safety and swimming smarts in | ||||||
11 | public places and at home; in turn, educating the community on | ||||||
12 | the importance of water safety equips children and parents with | ||||||
13 | life-saving information; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The curriculum includes 8 lessons that empower | ||||||
15 | students to identify and demonstrate the 6 water safety tips | ||||||
16 | through various games and activities, which are to be | ||||||
17 | weather-wise, stay with a buddy, know how and when to use a | ||||||
18 | life jacket, only swim in areas with lifeguards, enter all | ||||||
19 | water feet first, and obey all safety and warning signs; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Future Problem Solvers Club teaches young | ||||||
21 | people how to work together cooperatively and creatively as | ||||||
22 | they attack community problems; educating the public on water |
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1 | safety dangers and practices is a passion of the hard-working | ||||||
2 | students in the club; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The dedicated students of the Future Problem | ||||||
4 | Solvers Club are Peyton Blodgett, Kaleb Medina, Erica Sadler, | ||||||
5 | Makayla Smith, Audrey Talbott, Rebekah Wall, Abby Neal, Hope | ||||||
6 | Ritchie, Delsie Robinson, Jolene Blodgett, Xitlally Bonilla, | ||||||
7 | Brendan Burke, Micah Cherry, Taylor Fowler, and Sarah Swayze; | ||||||
8 | their teacher supervisor is Lori Woods; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
11 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge School District 118 and | ||||||
12 | all other school districts in the State of Illinois to consider | ||||||
13 | adopting the water safety curriculum developed by the students | ||||||
14 | in the Future Problem Solvers Club of North Ridge Middle | ||||||
15 | School; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That we commend the students of the Future | ||||||
17 | Problem Solvers Club for taking the initiative to educate the | ||||||
18 | public on water safety dangers and practices; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the students of the Future Problem Solvers Club of | ||||||
21 | North Ridge Middle School and School District 118 in Illinois | ||||||
22 | as an expression of our gratitude for the students' hard work.
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