Full Text of HJR0079 93rd General Assembly
HJ0079 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois Coalition Against | 3 |
| Sexual Assault (ICASA)is to end sexual assault and to alleviate | 4 |
| the suffering of sexual assault victims; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, There are thirty-three rape crisis centers in the | 6 |
| State of Illinois that each maintain membership in the Illinois | 7 |
| Coalition Against Sexual Assault; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Each center provides comprehensive sexual assault | 9 |
| services including a 24-hour hotline, 24-hour medical and | 10 |
| criminal justice advocacy services, in-person counseling, | 11 |
| prevention education programs, professional training, | 12 |
| information, and referrals; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | 14 |
| sets standards for services and monitors each center to ensure | 15 |
| program and fiscal accountability; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Rape crisis centers are awarded State and federal | 17 |
| funds through the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Since 1982, the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual | 20 |
| Assault's budget has grown from $148,889 to $14 million which | 21 |
| has allowed the centers to expand counseling and advocacy | 22 |
| services to meet the needs of adult survivors of child sexual | 23 |
| abuse, children, teens, and male victims; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Centers have established volunteer training, | 25 |
| developed curricula for prevention education, standardized | 26 |
| professional training, and implemented protocols with | 27 |
| hospitals and law enforcement agencies; and | 28 |
| WHEREAS, The need for services from the rape crisis centers |
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| continues to grow while the appropriations to the Illinois | 2 |
| Coalition For Sexual Assault have not increased in four years; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, In 2002, there were 6,037 rapes reported to the | 5 |
| Illinois State Police, an increase of 418 rapes from 2001; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, It is estimated that only three in ten rapes are | 7 |
| reported; the reality is that an estimated 20,123 rapes | 8 |
| occurred in Illinois in 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2003, 10,527 adult, adolescent, and | 10 |
| child survivors of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and | 11 |
| sexual harassment, and an additional 3,243 significant others, | 12 |
| were served by the rape crisis centers of the Illinois | 13 |
| Coalition Against Sexual Assault; and | 14 |
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WHEREAS, The total costs of rape to its victims are | 15 |
| estimated to be $127 billion annually in the United States, | 16 |
| excluding the costs of child sexual abuse; the cost per sexual | 17 |
| assault is estimated to be $87,000 including short-term medical | 18 |
| care, mental health services, lost productivity, and pain and | 19 |
| suffering; and
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| WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the State of | 21 |
| Illinois and the United States to invest in sexual assault | 22 |
| prevention and counseling services; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, The United States Congress and the United States | 24 |
| Department of Justice have begun to redirect funds from sexual | 25 |
| assault prevention and counseling services to other programs | 26 |
| and initiatives; and be it further | 27 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 28 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 29 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we request the United States |
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| Congress to increase appropriations to the State of Illinois | 2 |
| for sexual assault prevention and counseling services; and be | 3 |
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RESOLVED, That we recognize the thirty-three rape crisis | 5 |
| centers in the State of Illinois for their hard work and | 6 |
| dedication serving victims of sexual assault; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented | 8 |
| to each member of the Illinois Congressional delegation, the | 9 |
| Conference of Women Legislators, and the Illinois Coalition | 10 |
| Against Sexual Assault.
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