Bill Text: IL HR0415 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares February 2024 as Black Nurses Month in the State of Illinois. Urges all citizens of Illinois to acknowledge the tireless efforts and selfless service contributed by Black nurses every day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-29 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0415-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, This year will mark the 36th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 3 | establishment and recognition of National Black Nurses Day by | ||||||
| 4 | the 101st United States Congress; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Black people have long been active in the nursing | ||||||
| 6 | field in the U.S.; currently, they comprise 6.7% of the total | ||||||
| 7 | nursing population and practice in a variety of areas, | ||||||
| 8 | including clinical, education, administrative, research, | ||||||
| 9 | government, and private enterprise; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Black nurses have made significant contributions | ||||||
| 11 | to the nursing profession; as attention to the health care | ||||||
| 12 | problems of minorities and the poor increases, Black nurses | ||||||
| 13 | can be credited for establishing an environment of quality, | ||||||
| 14 | service, and skill that patients have come to expect from | ||||||
| 15 | health care practitioners; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Since February honors the contributions made to | ||||||
| 17 | this country by Black Americans, it is fitting that Black | ||||||
| 18 | nurses be recognized and honored for their outstanding | ||||||
| 19 | contributions to our communities and our country; therefore, | ||||||
| 20 | be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we declare February 2024 as Black Nurses Month in the State of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; and be it further
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