Bill Text: IL HR0268 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares April 30, 2021 to be Therapy Animal Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-18 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0268 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0268-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, There are thousands of Pet Partners therapy | ||||||
3 | animal teams serving in communities across the United States; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | WHEREAS, Pet Partners has designated April 30 as National | ||||||
6 | Therapy Animal Day; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams in Illinois | ||||||
8 | play an essential role in improving human health and | ||||||
9 | well-being through the human-animal bond; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams make millions | ||||||
11 | of visits per year in settings such as
hospitals, nursing | ||||||
12 | homes, schools and hospice; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams interact with a | ||||||
14 | variety of people in Illinois, including
veterans, seniors, | ||||||
15 | patients, students facing literacy challenges, and those | ||||||
16 | approaching the end of life; and
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17 | WHEREAS, These exceptional therapy animals who partner | ||||||
18 | with their human companions bring comfort and healing to those | ||||||
19 | in need; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we declare April 30, 2021 to be Therapy Animal Day in the State | ||||||
4 | of Illinois; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That members of the Illinois House publicly | ||||||
6 | salute the service of therapy animal teams in
Illinois and | ||||||
7 | across the nation, and we encourage all Illinoisans to | ||||||
8 | celebrate therapy animals and their human handlers.
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