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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, About one million children ride in school buses in |
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| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Hard-working and dedicated school bus drivers and |
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| other personnel do all they can to ensure the safe and |
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| efficient transportation of school children, and school bus |
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| transportation has an exemplary safety record; however, most of |
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| the school bus-related deaths of children each year involve |
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| children who are struck before they get on the bus or after |
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| they get off the bus; and
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| WHEREAS, It is important for motorists to exercise caution |
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| and follow the rules of the road regarding school buses and it |
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| is also important for children to conduct themselves properly |
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| while riding the school bus, getting on and off the bus, and |
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| waiting for the bus; and designating the week of October 17 |
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| through 23, 2004, as Illinois School Bus Safety Week will help |
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| remind Illinois drivers and children of these |
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| responsibilities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the week |
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| of October 17 through 23, 2004, as Illinois School Bus Safety |
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| Week to help raise awareness of school bus safety in this State |
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| among children, drivers, parents, and teachers; and we thank |
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| the school bus drivers and other personnel who ensure that |
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| children are safely transported to and from school and |
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| school-related activities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to |
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| the Secretary of State, the Department of Transportation, and |
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| the Illinois State Board of Education.
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