Full Text of HR0878 94th General Assembly
HR0878 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0878 |
|
LRB094 19415 LJB 55318 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, Research shows that individuals with | 3 |
| developmental disorders are 7 times more likely than other | 4 |
| people to come into contact with police and that their | 5 |
| responses to encounters with the law may not always be socially | 6 |
| appropriate; and
| 7 |
| WHEREAS, When first responders are called to situations | 8 |
| involving individuals with disabilities at personal | 9 |
| residences, schools, residential facilities, and even shopping | 10 |
| malls, it is imperative that first responders are prepared to | 11 |
| quickly recognize the situation and address the risk management | 12 |
| issues for everyone; and
| 13 |
| WHEREAS, Healthcare professionals in emergency rooms often | 14 |
| recognize an individual's disability but may not have the | 15 |
| training to best treat someone with a disability; and
| 16 |
| WHEREAS, By providing first responder professionals with a | 17 |
| better understanding of hidden disabilities, such as autism | 18 |
| spectrum disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Tourette's syndrome, | 19 |
| epilepsy, mental impairment, deafness, and mental illness, a | 20 |
| better relationship between those servicing our communities | 21 |
| and all of the citizens they serve no matter what their needs | 22 |
| can be created; and
| 23 |
| WHEREAS, There must be more training and communication | 24 |
| between direct service providers and public safety officers at | 25 |
| all levels of government to ensure the safety of individuals | 26 |
| who may or may not be able to effectively communicate their | 27 |
| needs in a manner that society traditionally demands; | 28 |
| therefore, be it
| 29 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 30 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
|
|
|
HR0878 |
- 2 - |
LRB094 19415 LJB 55318 r |
|
| 1 |
| we urge that a pilot program be established to promote | 2 |
| alliances between community service providers, facilities, | 3 |
| health care professionals, and local public safety officers and | 4 |
| to provide proper training to law enforcement, healthcare | 5 |
| professionals, and other first responders on how to properly | 6 |
| intervene in situations dealing with an individual with a | 7 |
| developmental disability or mental illness; and be it further
| 8 |
| RESOLVED, That we encourage the Department of Public | 9 |
| Health, the Department Human Services, and the Illinois State | 10 |
| Police along with the Autism Society of Illinois to act as | 11 |
| resource agencies and facilitate the pilot program by offering | 12 |
| existing personnel and resources to train law enforcement, | 13 |
| health care professionals, and first responders on how to best | 14 |
| deal with this special population; and be it further
| 15 |
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 16 |
| the Department of Public Health, the Department Human Services, | 17 |
| the Illinois State Police, and the Autism Society of Illinois.
|
|