Bill Text: IL HR0742 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares June 1, 2024 as Unity for Children of First Responders Day in the State of Illinois. Recognizes the sacrifices made by families and children of first responders. Recognizes Yanna M. Davenport for her efforts to make Unity for Children of First Responders Day a national event.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-29 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0742 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0742-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, First responders, such as firefighters, emergency | ||||||
| 3 | medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and police officers, | ||||||
| 4 | endure countless dangers and struggles day-to-day while | ||||||
| 5 | serving their communities and providing lifesaving Emergency | ||||||
| 6 | Medical Services (EMS); and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Families and children of these brave individuals | ||||||
| 8 | encounter their own day-to-day battles, often stemming from a | ||||||
| 9 | lack of stability and concerns regarding their family member's | ||||||
| 10 | safety while on the job; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, According to the First Responders Children's | ||||||
| 12 | Foundation (FRCF), data has shown that children of first | ||||||
| 13 | responders experience considerable stress on a daily basis in | ||||||
| 14 | relation to their parents' jobs; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In an article titled "Children of First | ||||||
| 16 | Responders Need Our Help", FRCF President and CEO Jillian | ||||||
| 17 | Crane attests that children of first responders face daunting | ||||||
| 18 | mental wellness challenges, including separation anxiety, fear | ||||||
| 19 | for parents, consistent worrying, and social isolation, among | ||||||
| 20 | others; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, When a parent is gone inconsistently, especially | ||||||
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| 1 | during important moments of a child's development, said child | ||||||
| 2 | may experience feelings of abandonment; strong parental bonds | ||||||
| 3 | are important to the lives and mental health of children and | ||||||
| 4 | teenagers; when these bonds are weakened due to inconsistency, | ||||||
| 5 | children may find it exceedingly difficult to establish strong | ||||||
| 6 | bonds with parents, peers, other family members, or authority | ||||||
| 7 | figures, potentially stunting their development as they reach | ||||||
| 8 | adolescence; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Families and children of first responders, | ||||||
| 10 | through the commemoration of a day of unity focused on their | ||||||
| 11 | community and their particular struggles, have the opportunity | ||||||
| 12 | to combat social isolation while finding strength in one | ||||||
| 13 | another; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we declare June 1, 2024 as Unity for Children of First | ||||||
| 17 | Responders Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the sacrifices made by | ||||||
| 19 | families and children of first responders; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That we recognize Yanna M. Davenport for her | ||||||
| 21 | efforts to make Unity for Children of First Responders Day a | ||||||
| 22 | national event; and be it further
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