Full Text of HR0411 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), | 3 | | established in 1994, is a self-regulatory organization that | 4 | | independently rates interactive entertainment software, | 5 | | including video and computer games; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The ESRB rating system provides age-based ratings | 7 | | and content descriptors for computer and video games, and | 8 | | through an advertising code requires the display of these | 9 | | ratings on all game packaging and marketing materials; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The ESRB works to promote the rating system and | 11 | | educate consumers about the use of the rating system, including | 12 | | distributing ESRB educational material and airing and | 13 | | publishing public service announcements in local and national | 14 | | media, including a PSA with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Major retailers in the United States have embraced | 16 | | the ESRB rating system and have committed themselves to not | 17 | | sell Mature-rated video games to persons under 17 years of age; | 18 | | the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that | 19 | | national retailers successfully enforce this policy 87% of the | 20 | | time; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The ESRB's successful self-regulatory program has |
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| 1 | | earned the praise of the FTC, which found it to be the most | 2 | | comprehensive rating system for any entertainment medium in the | 3 | | country and recognized its importance for helping parents make | 4 | | informed choices about the games their children play; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Not all online interactive entertainment games | 6 | | have been rated by the ESRB and therefore parents must be | 7 | | vigilant about what online games their children are playing; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, the Coalition of Entertainment Retail Trade | 10 | | Associations (CERTA) each year declares June to be | 11 | | Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month, and, with | 12 | | the start of summer vacation for students, parents need to be | 13 | | vigilant about what their children are watching, playing, and | 14 | | listening to as well as the websites they are visiting; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we urge parents and caregivers to check the ESRB ratings when | 19 | | selecting computer and video games for children; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we strongly encourage interactive | 22 | | entertainment software creators to submit their video, |
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| 1 | | computer, and online games to be rated by the ESRB; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That we urge all interactive entertainment | 4 | | software creators, including video and computer game creators, | 5 | | to refrain from creating games based on real-life tragedies and | 6 | | violence against children.
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