Bill Text: IL HR0508 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 24, 2019 as "World Polio Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR0508 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0508-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Rotary International is a global network of 1.2 | ||||||
3 | million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who | ||||||
4 | unite and take action to create lasting change in communities | ||||||
5 | across the globe; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Rotary's motto, Service Above Self, inspires | ||||||
7 | members to provide humanitarian service, follow high ethical | ||||||
8 | standards, and promote goodwill and peace in the world; and
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9 | WHEREAS, In 1985, Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize the | ||||||
10 | children of the world against polio; in 1988, the organization | ||||||
11 | helped establish the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; | ||||||
12 | partners in this initiative include the World Health | ||||||
13 | Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and | ||||||
14 | Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Since 1988, polio cases have dropped by 99.9 | ||||||
17 | percent, and the world stands on the threshold of eradicating | ||||||
18 | the disease; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Rotary is working to raise an additional $50 | ||||||
20 | million per year, which would be leveraged for maximum impact | ||||||
21 | by an additional $100 million annually from the Bill & Melinda |
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1 | Gates Foundation; and
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2 | WHEREAS, These efforts are providing much-needed | ||||||
3 | operational support, medical staff, laboratory equipment, and | ||||||
4 | educational materials for health workers and parents; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In addition, Rotary has played a major role in | ||||||
6 | decisions by government partners to contribute more than $8 | ||||||
7 | billion to the effort; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Throughout the State, there are over 11,700 | ||||||
9 | Rotarians in more than 330 clubs that sponsor service projects | ||||||
10 | to address critical issues in their local communities and | ||||||
11 | abroad, including poverty, disease, hunger, illiteracy, and | ||||||
12 | the environment; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we declare October 24, 2019 as World Polio Day in the State of | ||||||
16 | Illinois; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to Rotary International as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | esteem and respect.
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