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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4345 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues.
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| | HB4345 | | LRB100 16293 RJF 31416 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 148 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 490/148 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 148. First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day. May |
| 8 | | 19 of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health |
| 9 | | Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to |
| 10 | | honor firefighters, police officers, and other first |
| 11 | | responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from |
| 12 | | post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental |
| 13 | | health issues.
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