Bill Text: IL HR0700 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares a "Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0700 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0700-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Children are spending less time outdoors | ||||||
| 3 | exploring,
discovering, and observing our natural world and | ||||||
| 4 | playing and
creating in open spaces; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Not participating in these types of activities has | ||||||
| 6 | been
shown to have adverse health, social, and emotional | ||||||
| 7 | consequences;
and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Spending time in the outdoors with frequent access | ||||||
| 9 | to
nature experiences and lessons provides a foundation upon | ||||||
| 10 | which to
build physical strength and environmental awareness; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Learning about the environment and other subjects | ||||||
| 13 | in an
outdoor setting, an outdoor classroom or garden, and | ||||||
| 14 | through field
studies and outdoor lab activities is known to | ||||||
| 15 | help increase student
performance in class, increase student | ||||||
| 16 | interest in learning, reduce
disciplinary problems, and | ||||||
| 17 | increase student ownership of work
being done; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The future quality, quantity, and use of the | ||||||
| 19 | State's
natural resources will lie in the hands of children; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Children will need to understand natural systems | ||||||
| 2 | and the
interrelationships between natural and human-built | ||||||
| 3 | systems in
order to make decisions and take actions that will | ||||||
| 4 | maintain a high
quality of life; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we believe that every child should have the right and
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| 8 | opportunity to explore the woods and climb a tree, run through | ||||||
| 9 | a field and build a fort, splash in the water and catch a fish, | ||||||
| 10 | explore a city park and turn over a log, sleep out in a tent and | ||||||
| 11 | gaze at the stars, follow a trail and listen to a bird song, | ||||||
| 12 | play in the mud and hold a frog, plant a garden and eat locally | ||||||
| 13 | grown food, play in the rain and follow animal tracks, and be | ||||||
| 14 | alone in nature or share it with a friend; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural | ||||||
| 17 | Resources, the Director of the Illinois Environmental | ||||||
| 18 | Protection Agency, the Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 19 | Children and Family Services, and the Governor.
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