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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, There are a total of 992 Illinois police officers |
| 3 | | that have been disabled in the line of duty; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Police officers, deputies, and correctional |
| 5 | | officers are at risk of injuries and assaults nearly every day |
| 6 | | on the job; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 50 police officers are disabled in |
| 8 | | the line of duty each year; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the loss of health, disabled peace |
| 10 | | officers experience financial loss as well as loss of peer |
| 11 | | support and their status in the community; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Becoming disabled from a profession where health, |
| 13 | | strength, and ability to perform is prized has great |
| 14 | | psychological consequences; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Police officers who have been separated due to |
| 16 | | disability have a suicide rate ten times higher than that for |
| 17 | | active officers; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The first Thursday in May of each year is |
| 19 | | designated in the State of Illinois as Peace Officers Memorial |
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| 1 | | Day, recognizing the bravery and sacrifice of peace officers |
| 2 | | who have lost their lives in the line of duty; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, There is presently not an appropriate recognition |
| 4 | | for the ongoing bravery and sacrifice of peace officers who |
| 5 | | have been disabled in the line of duty; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Those peace officers who have been disabled while |
| 7 | | performing their duty to protect the citizens of Illinois have |
| 8 | | the respect of a grateful State; therefore, be it
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the first |
| 11 | | Wednesday in May as Disabled Peace Officers Recognition Day in |
| 12 | | Illinois, recognizing the ongoing bravery and sacrifice of |
| 13 | | peace officers who live with disabilities received in the line |
| 14 | | of duty; and be it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That Disabled Peace Officers Recognition Day |
| 16 | | shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of |
| 17 | | Illinois with civic remembrances to acknowledge their |
| 18 | | sacrifices and our gratitude; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to each of the statewide police associations as an |
| 21 | | expression of our respect and appreciation.
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