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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Studies indicate that 44% of the State's traffic
3 deaths are alcohol-related; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Illinois was listed on the "Fatal Fifteen" list
5 compiled by the national physicians group End Needless Death on
6 Our Roadways; and
 
7 WHEREAS, Additional attention should be given to the problem of
8 drunk driving and related issues; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a
11 task force be established to recommend steps that the State
12 might take to reduce drunk driving; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That the task force shall include: one
14 legislative member and one private citizen member appointed by
15 each of the following: the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
16 House of Representatives; one private citizen appointed by the
17 Governor; and one member appointed by each of the following:
18 the Department of Transportation; the Department of State
19 Police; the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; the
20 Department of Public Health; the Department of Corrections;
21 Mothers Against Drunk Driving; the Fraternal Order of Police;
22 the Illinois Sheriffs Association; and the Illinois
23 Firefighters Association; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That the task force shall file a report of its
25 findings and recommendations with the House of Representatives
26 and the Governor by January 1, 2007; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be delivered to
28 the Governor, the Secretary of Transportation, the Directors of
29 the State Police, Public Health, Corrections, and the Illinois

 

 

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