Bill Text: IL HR0708 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages all schools in the State of Illinois to address and help students suffering from childhood insomnia. Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education to develop rules to allow school districts to provide Individualized Education Programs to students with insomnia to further assist with their studies.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HR0708 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0708-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Insomnia is a disruption of the sleep cycle that | ||||||
| 3 | can significantly impair everyday functioning; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Childhood insomnia is a serious condition which | ||||||
| 5 | can lead to depression, memory problems, decreased attention | ||||||
| 6 | spans, and poor performance in school; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Children under the age of 12 need 10 to 11 hours | ||||||
| 8 | of sleep a night; teenagers need 9 hours of sleep per night; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Childhood insomnia can be caused by a variety of | ||||||
| 11 | reasons, such as stress, poor bedtime habits, and diet; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Children with physical illnesses, psychiatric | ||||||
| 13 | disorders, or learning disabilities are more prone to childhood | ||||||
| 14 | insomnia; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, About 40% of children have a sleep problem | ||||||
| 16 | considered to be significant by their parents at some stage of | ||||||
| 17 | their development; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Many cases of childhood insomnia may be solved | ||||||
| 19 | through non-drug related treatments, such as proper scheduling | ||||||
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| 1 | and exercise; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It would benefit students with insomnia to be | ||||||
| 3 | eligible for Individualized Education Programs in accordance | ||||||
| 4 | with existing special education laws; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we strongly encourage all schools in the State of Illinois to | ||||||
| 8 | address and help students suffering from childhood insomnia; | ||||||
| 9 | and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That we encourage the Illinois State Board of | ||||||
| 11 | Education to develop rules to allow school districts to provide | ||||||
| 12 | Individualized Education Programs to students with insomnia to | ||||||
| 13 | further assist with their studies.
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