Bill Text: IL HR0214 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares April 20, 2023 as "Survivors Speak Illinois Day". Commends the survivors and advocates of Survivors Speak Illinois for their work to stop violence and help those impacted by it.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0214-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Survivors Speak Illinois is organized by Crime | ||||||
| 3 | Survivors for Safety and Justice and the Alliance for Safety | ||||||
| 4 | and Justice; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Crime and violence can harm any individual and | ||||||
| 6 | community, regardless of age, national origin, race, creed, | ||||||
| 7 | religion, gender, sexual orientation, immigration, or economic | ||||||
| 8 | status; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Most crime survivors do not receive the help they | ||||||
| 10 | need; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Only nine percent of all victims of violence | ||||||
| 12 | receive direct assistance from a victim service agency; this | ||||||
| 13 | drops further when the crime is unreported, which is the case | ||||||
| 14 | for more than half of all violent crimes; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Despite the fact that we have built our criminal | ||||||
| 16 | justice in the name of victims, it is simply not designed or | ||||||
| 17 | currently equipped to serve them or address most of their | ||||||
| 18 | needs; this experience compounds the trauma that comes with | ||||||
| 19 | victimization and is particularly severe for many victims of | ||||||
| 20 | color, particularly Black victims; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Through their experiences, crime survivors are | ||||||
| 2 | uniquely qualified to provide essential input and influence in | ||||||
| 3 | discussions of public safety and criminal justice policy; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Illinois must address the immediate safety | ||||||
| 5 | concerns facing families and invest in a long-term, | ||||||
| 6 | comprehensive plan to address root causes of violence; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The voices and experiences of survivors are too | ||||||
| 8 | often ignored, leading to poor policy and justice system | ||||||
| 9 | decisions that fail to meet the needs of survivors or stop the | ||||||
| 10 | cycle of crime; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, State support for trauma recovery centers that | ||||||
| 12 | play a critical role and provide critical resources for | ||||||
| 13 | survivors impacted by crime is necessary; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Crime survivors understand existing gaps to | ||||||
| 15 | recovery and how to bridge them; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Survivors want a system of justice and safety | ||||||
| 17 | that prioritizes prevention, rehabilitation, and trauma | ||||||
| 18 | recovery; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Illinois needs to invest in programs that provide | ||||||
| 20 | assistance to crime victims and their families to effectively | ||||||
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| 1 | deal with the inherent trauma and residual effects of | ||||||
| 2 | violence; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we declare April 20, 2023 as "Survivors Speak Illinois Day"; | ||||||
| 6 | and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That we commend the survivors and advocates of | ||||||
| 8 | Survivors Speak Illinois for their work to stop violence and | ||||||
| 9 | help those impacted by it; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Survivors Speak Illinois as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 12 | respect and esteem.
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