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1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
5 | | Firearm Violence Prevention and Reduction Study Act. |
6 | | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that |
7 | | firearm violence is a serious public health problem in the |
8 | | United States that impacts the health and safety of Americans. |
9 | | Important gaps remain in our knowledge about the problem and |
10 | | ways to prevent it. Addressing these gaps is an important step |
11 | | toward keeping individuals, families, schools, and communities |
12 | | safe from firearm violence and its consequences. |
13 | | Section 10. Study. The Department of Public Health shall |
14 | | conduct a study on methods to prevent and reduce firearm |
15 | | violence in Illinois. The study shall: |
16 | | (1) research systems to inform the development of |
17 | | innovative and promising opportunities to enhance safety |
18 | | and prevent firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime; |
19 | | and |
20 | | (2) research systems to rigorously evaluate the |
21 | | effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to |
22 | | keep individuals, families, schools, and communities safe |