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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Emergency responders are constantly placed in
3danger while performing their duties, both from the dangerous
4conditions of their work and the hazardous locations where
5incidents occur; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On March 5, 2013, Hudson Community Fire Protection
7District volunteer firefighter Chris Brown was struck and
8killed by a motorist while working at the scene of a motor
9vehicle collision; and
 
10    WHEREAS, On October 30, 2013, Pontiac Police Department K9
11Officer Casey Kohlmeier was struck and killed by a drunk driver
12while performing his duties on Interstate 55; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Many other emergency responders have been killed,
14injured, or placed in needless danger by similar incidents; and
 
15    WHEREAS, More comprehensive solutions are required to
16ensure that emergency responders are able to safely perform the
17vital duties they carry out for the citizens of our State;
18therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE

 

 

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1SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Emergency
2Responder Roadway Safety Task Force to identify and recommend
3ways that the State of Illinois can increase the safety of
4emergency responders while they perform their duties; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
7following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the
8House of Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority
9Leader of the House of Representatives; one member appointed by
10the President of the Senate; one member appointed by the
11Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the
12Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, one of
13which must be currently employed as a highway maintainer with
14the Illinois Department of Transportation; one member
15appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police; one
16police officer from a county with a population of less than
1760,000 citizens appointed by an association that represents law
18enforcement; one police officer from a county with a population
19between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens appointed by an
20association that represents law enforcement; one police
21officer from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000
22citizens appointed by an association that represents law
23enforcement; one firefighter from a county with a population of
24less than 60,000 citizens appointed by an association that
25represents firefighters; one firefighter from a county with a

 

 

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1population between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens appointed by
2an association that represents firefighters; one firefighter
3from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 citizens
4appointed by an association that represents firefighters; one
5emergency medical services personnel from a county with a
6population of less than 60,000 citizens appointed by an
7association that represents emergency medical services
8personnel; one emergency medical services personnel from a
9county with a population between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens
10appointed by an association that represents emergency medical
11services personnel; one emergency medical services personnel
12from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 citizens
13appointed by an association that represents emergency medical
14services personnel; one member appointed by the Executive
15Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; and one
16member from an Illinois association that represents the
17interests of the towing and recovering industry; the members of
18the Task Force shall select a chairperson at the initial
19meeting; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Police shall provide
21administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it
22further
 
23    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve
24without compensation; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a report of its
2findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later
3than January 1, 2016.