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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A "developmental disability" is defined as a |
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| disorder caused by mental retardation, cerebral palsy, |
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| epilepsy, autism, or any other condition which results in |
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| impairment similar to that of mental retardation; a |
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| developmental disability originates before the age of 18 and is |
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| expected to continue indefinitely; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 1.5 percent of the U.S. population |
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| is afflicted with a developmental disability or mental |
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| retardation; due to the early onset and debilitating nature of |
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| these disorders, many more children are affected than adults; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, One of the main purposes of the Knights of |
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| Columbus, a fraternal order with 1.7 million members around the |
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| world, is to support various charitable causes that seek to |
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| make our families and communities stronger; it has donated $1 |
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| billion and volunteered 400 million hours of service in the |
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| past decade; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois State Council of the Knights of |
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| Columbus will hold their 37th Annual Fund Drive for the Mental |
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| Retardation/Learning Disabilities Program from September |
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| 15-19, 2006, distributing the funds they raise to more than 300 |
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| organizations throughout Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we proclaim September 15-19, 2006 as "Helping Citizens with |
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| Developmental Disabilities Days" in Illinois, and encourage |
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| all citizens to contribute what they can to assist the people |
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| that are afflicted with these terrible disorders; and be it |
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| further
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