Bill Text: IL SR0052 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the first Wednesday in May as Disabled Peace Officers Recognition Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0052 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0052-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, There are a total of 992 Illinois police officers | ||||||
| 3 | that have been disabled in the line of duty; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Police officers, deputies, and correctional | ||||||
| 5 | officers are at risk of injuries and assaults nearly every day | ||||||
| 6 | on the job; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Approximately 50 police officers are disabled in | ||||||
| 8 | the line of duty each year; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In addition to the loss of health, disabled peace | ||||||
| 10 | officers experience financial loss as well as loss of peer | ||||||
| 11 | support and their status in the community; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Becoming disabled from a profession where health, | ||||||
| 13 | strength, and ability to perform is prized has great | ||||||
| 14 | psychological consequences; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Police officers who have been separated due to | ||||||
| 16 | disability have a suicide rate ten times higher than that for | ||||||
| 17 | active officers; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The first Thursday in May of each year is | ||||||
| 19 | designated in the State of Illinois as Peace Officers Memorial | ||||||
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| 1 | Day, recognizing the bravery and sacrifice of peace officers | ||||||
| 2 | who have lost their lives in the line of duty; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, There is presently not an appropriate recognition | ||||||
| 4 | for the ongoing bravery and sacrifice of peace officers who | ||||||
| 5 | have been disabled in the line of duty; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Those peace officers who have been disabled while | ||||||
| 7 | performing their duty to protect the citizens of Illinois have | ||||||
| 8 | the respect of a grateful State; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the first | ||||||
| 11 | Wednesday in May as Disabled Peace Officers Recognition Day in | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois, recognizing the ongoing bravery and sacrifice of | ||||||
| 13 | peace officers who live with disabilities received in the line | ||||||
| 14 | of duty; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That Disabled Peace Officers Recognition Day | ||||||
| 16 | shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois with civic remembrances to acknowledge their | ||||||
| 18 | sacrifices and our gratitude; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to each of the statewide police associations as an | ||||||
| 21 | expression of our respect and appreciation.
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