Bill Text: IL HR0197 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Sergeant Keith Miller on his actions as he helped a patient with autism who was having a violent reaction to medication.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0197 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0197-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to commend Sergeant Keith Miller on his | ||||||
4 | actions as he calmed a patient with autism who was in the midst | ||||||
5 | of a violent reaction to his medication; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Miller was the sergeant in charge of the | ||||||
7 | security team at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood | ||||||
8 | when a 33-year old male patient with autism entered the | ||||||
9 | hospital in the midst of a violent reaction to his medication; | ||||||
10 | instead of restraining the patient with force, the security | ||||||
11 | team calmed him down by singing, dancing, and playing games; | ||||||
12 | the officers continued to play games with the patient for two | ||||||
13 | and a half hours while doctors administered necessary | ||||||
14 | treatment; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Miller, who is also the parent of an | ||||||
16 | autistic child, was prompted to seek training in how to handle | ||||||
17 | people with autism who arrive at the hospital in distress | ||||||
18 | because he felt that health care organizations and law | ||||||
19 | enforcement officers are not prepared to deal with those | ||||||
20 | specific situations; now, he helps train other officers and | ||||||
21 | emphasizes that no two people with autism are the same; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Miller noted that he has learned a lot |
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1 | from this experience and realized the autism community is | ||||||
2 | larger than he imagined; he believes that many other parents | ||||||
3 | are struggling, and police and other public safety officers are | ||||||
4 | realizing that there is a need for specialized training, as | ||||||
5 | autism diagnoses continue to increase; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Miller grew up in Chicago's Englewood | ||||||
7 | neighborhood, the youngest of four children raised by their | ||||||
8 | mother; he spent many nights helping the son of a friend of his | ||||||
9 | mother who had muscular dystrophy, which he believes prepared | ||||||
10 | him to be more compassionate; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we commend Sergeant Keith Miller on his display of compassion, | ||||||
14 | respect, thoughtfulness, gentleness, and kindness as he calmed | ||||||
15 | a patient with autism, providing the type of response that can | ||||||
16 | work in emergency rooms, hospital rooms, court rooms, | ||||||
17 | classrooms, boardrooms, and beyond; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to Sergeant Miller as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
20 | respect.
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