Full Text of SR0527 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is the intent of the members of the Illinois | 3 | | Senate to recognize and honor those distinguished officers and | 4 | | citizens who would devote themselves to public service, | 5 | | demonstrating great courage and diligence in providing for the | 6 | | care of the citizens of their communities and this State; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, There is a need to show law enforcement and other | 8 | | first responders that our citizens recognize and honor the | 9 | | difficult job they do in public service for all of us; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Firefighters and police officers dedicate and | 11 | | risk their lives in the protection of life and property to | 12 | | ensure that their communities are as safe as possible and are | 13 | | deserving of thanks for their contributions to our criminal | 14 | | justice system and our public safety; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Firefighters, police officers, and first | 16 | | responders not only are often valued, trusted, and upstanding | 17 | | members of our communities, but are also brothers, fathers, | 18 | | sisters, mothers, and siblings; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The National Fire Protection Association | 20 | | estimates that there are currently 1,140,750 local | 21 | | firefighters in the United States, of whom 354,600 are career |
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| 1 | | firefighters and 786,150 are volunteer firefighters; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates there | 3 | | are 461,000 sworn local police officers in the United States; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 60,000 assaults against law enforcement | 6 | | officers are reported each year, resulting in approximately | 7 | | 16,000 injuries; over 30 firefighters have also been killed in | 8 | | the line of duty in 2015; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, there are 877 law enforcement | 10 | | agencies employing 41,277 sworn police officers and 1,126 fire | 11 | | departments employing 18,421 firefighters; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the | 13 | | calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Peace Officer | 14 | | Memorial Week to pay special recognition to those law | 15 | | enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of | 16 | | duty for the safety and protection of others; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate May 14, | 19 | | 2015 as Police, Firefighter, and First Responder Appreciation | 20 | | Day in the State of Illinois and urge all Illinoisans to | 21 | | recognize and honor those whose unwavering commitment to public |
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| 1 | | safety has earned them our great esteem and admiration.
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