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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On January 1, 2004, Illinois State law changed to |
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| require all children under the age of 8 years to be restrained |
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| in an appropriate child restraint system, including a booster |
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| seat, and those children under the age of 16 to be secured in a |
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| seat belt; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| Division of Traffic Safety received federal funds for the Child |
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| Safety Seat Program for local communities; $166,000 of federal |
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| transportation money was spent to provide safety seats and |
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| promotional materials to Illinois residents across the State; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, independent insurance agencies are |
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| training individuals to be "safety seat inspectors", as well as |
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| holding community awareness days on the safe installation of |
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| child safety seats; and
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| WHEREAS, Enhancing the child safety seat program through a |
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| media campaign and more resources, such as safety seats for |
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| families in need, fundraising techniques to utilize local |
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| community resources, and training seminars to expand the |
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| numbers of "safety seat inspectors" and to teach proper |
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| installation techniques, would demonstrate how important |
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| safety seats are in protecting children while riding in |
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| vehicles; and
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| WHEREAS, These programs could also be expanded to doctor's |
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| offices, early childhood screening centers, school districts, |
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| and hospitals; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Governor to support funding for the Illinois |