Full Text of SJR0077 93rd General Assembly
SJ0077 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Countries such as Japan and Germany require life | 3 |
| supporting first aid training as part of their basic driver | 4 |
| education courses; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently does not require | 6 |
| students in driver education classes to participate in any life | 7 |
| saving first aid classes; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, The National Highway Traffic Safety | 9 |
| Administration's 1992 report, "National Standard Curriculum | 10 |
| for Bystander Care", revealed that prompt aid given to those | 11 |
| people injured in highway accidents, before the arrival of EMTs | 12 |
| or other medical personnel, could reduce the risk of disabling | 13 |
| injuries and death by 50%; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 16 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Joint Legislative | 17 |
| Committee on Life Saving First Aid Training to address whether | 18 |
| or not life supporting first aid training would be beneficial | 19 |
| if added to the basic driver education course offered in high | 20 |
| school; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of 8 members, 2 | 22 |
| appointed by the President of the Senate, 2 appointed by the | 23 |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 appointed by the | 24 |
| Minority Leader of the Senate, and 2 appointed by the Minority | 25 |
| Leader of the House of Representatives; that, of the 2 members | 26 |
| appointed by each leader, at least one shall be a member of the | 27 |
| General Assembly; and that all of the members shall serve | 28 |
| without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their | 29 |
| reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for | 30 |
| that purpose; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall evaluate (1) the need | 2 |
| for this training within the State of Illinois, (2) how the | 3 |
| training will be incorporated into the high school curriculum | 4 |
| and recognized by the Secretary of State, (3) the cost of | 5 |
| implementing the training, including determining if student | 6 |
| fees should be involved, (4) how the training will be continued | 7 |
| after initial completion, including the need for continuing | 8 |
| education during the driver's license renewal period, and (5) | 9 |
| the use of incentive and marketing plans; and be it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall seek staff support from | 11 |
| the State Board of Education to aid in its research; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall report its findings and | 14 |
| recommendations to the General Assembly on or before April 1, | 15 |
| 2005; and that upon filing its report the committee is | 16 |
| dissolved.
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