Full Text of HR0184 95th General Assembly
HR0184 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives, in recognition and appreciation of the | 4 |
| outstanding police work performed by the Secretary of State | 5 |
| Capitol Police officers, congratulate and commend the | 6 |
| Secretary of State and each member of the State Capitol Police | 7 |
| Department for their hard work and dedication; and
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| WHEREAS, The State Capitol Police Department was created in | 9 |
| the wake of a very tragic incident; what was conceived was a | 10 |
| police agency that would not only secure the Capitol complex, | 11 |
| but also respond to any criminal activity that occurred within | 12 |
| and immediately around the boundaries of the complex, a mission | 13 |
| that the members of the Capitol Police Department admirably | 14 |
| strive to complete on a daily basis; in addition to securing | 15 |
| the State Capitol, the State Capitol Police officers have made | 16 |
| over 200 arrests ranging from drug charges to unlawful use and | 17 |
| possession of weapons in the first year of operations; and
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| WHEREAS, An extraordinary element of performing their | 19 |
| duties not often mentioned is for the officers to put | 20 |
| themselves in harms way to protect the State Capitol and those | 21 |
| doing business within the Capitol itself, including members of | 22 |
| the General Assembly and other elected officials; in the event | 23 |
| another tragic situation, like the one that took the life of |
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| security guard Bill Wozniak, should occur again, it is the | 2 |
| Capitol Police who will be putting themselves in harms way; it | 3 |
| will be the Capitol Police who will be thrust head first to | 4 |
| meet the threat, allowing others to seek safety, and it will be | 5 |
| the Capitol Police who will be called upon to stand fast | 6 |
| confronting the threat without regard to their own safety so | 7 |
| that others will not be harmed; and
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| WHEREAS, The Secretary of State initially staffed this | 9 |
| police force with certified police officers; in doing so he was | 10 |
| able to immediately construct a police agency with highly | 11 |
| trained and experienced officers; to date the Capitol Police | 12 |
| Department has a combined experience level of over 485 years; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, The Capitol Police bring with them several | 15 |
| hundreds of hours of specialized training, in areas such as | 16 |
| Field Training Officers, Juveniles Officers, Defensive Tactics | 17 |
| Instructors, Swat team members, Firearms Instructors, | 18 |
| Investigators, and Drug enforcement officers, not to mention | 19 |
| experience in related fields such as corrections, | 20 |
| firefighting, medical support, military backgrounds, and | 21 |
| administrative duties; many of the Capitol Police Officers have | 22 |
| held supervisory positions from sergeant to chiefs of police | 23 |
| and have worked closely with city councils, county boards, and | 24 |
| other governing bodies; several officers also have performed |
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| administrative duties from scheduling to budgeting in various | 2 |
| sized police agencies; the officers of the Capitol Police bring | 3 |
| with them a very well rounded amount of experience and | 4 |
| training, at no cost to the Secretary of State's office or the | 5 |
| people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| recognize the Capitol Police not just as a security force but | 9 |
| as a highly experienced and trained police agency, staffed with | 10 |
| intelligent and dedicated people willing to make the Capitol | 11 |
| Police a shining example of law enforcement; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and to | 14 |
| each officer within the Secretary of State Capitol Police | 15 |
| Department.
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