Bill Text: IL HR1205 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizes the first full week of May as being National Correctional Officers' Week to honor the efforts of correctional officers across the State.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Resolution Adopted as Amended [HR1205 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1205-Enrolled.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION 1205
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2 | WHEREAS, In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed | ||||||
3 | Proclamation 5187, creating "National Correctional
Officers' | ||||||
4 | Week"; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Each year, the first full week in May is | ||||||
6 | recognized as National Correctional Officers and
Employees | ||||||
7 | Week, commemorating the contributions of correctional officers | ||||||
8 | and personnel who work in
jails, prisons, and community | ||||||
9 | corrections across the country; and
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10 | WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers' Week provides a | ||||||
11 | platform allowing the community to
recognize correctional | ||||||
12 | officers, both past and present, for the critical and difficult | ||||||
13 | service they
provide to the communities they serve; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The correctional system is intended to protect the | ||||||
15 | public by separating violent offenders
from the community, | ||||||
16 | deterring others from offending, and rehabilitating offenders | ||||||
17 | for reintegration into
the community upon release; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Preparing offenders for their return to their | ||||||
19 | communities is critical to protecting public
safety; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Working in correctional facilities is demanding |
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1 | as personnel must maintain a constant state
of heightened | ||||||
2 | vigilance and adhere to strict security protocols; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Corrections staff must perform their duties | ||||||
4 | within harsh physical environments and with the
threat of | ||||||
5 | repeated exposure to violent events; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | recognize May 1-7, 2016 as being National Correctional | ||||||
9 | Officers' Week
to honor the efforts of correctional officers | ||||||
10 | across the State; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the Illinois Correctional Association as a symbol | ||||||
13 | of our respect and esteem.
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