Full Text of HJR0140 94th General Assembly
HJ0140 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Recent student housing fires in North Carolina, | 3 |
| Kansas, Alaska, Oregon, and Maryland have tragically cut short | 4 |
| the lives of some of the youth of our nation; and
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| WHEREAS, Since January 2000, at least 87 people, including | 6 |
| students, parents, and children, have died in campus-related | 7 |
| fires; and
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| WHEREAS, Almost 80 percent of these deaths have occurred in | 9 |
| off-campus occupancies; and
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| WHEREAS, A majority of the students across the nation live | 11 |
| in off-campus occupancies; and
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| WHEREAS, A number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings | 13 |
| where the fire safety systems have been compromised or disabled | 14 |
| by the occupants; and
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| WHEREAS, It is recognized that automatic fire alarm systems | 16 |
| provide the necessary early warning to occupants and the fire | 17 |
| department of a fire so that appropriate action can be taken; | 18 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, It is recognized that automatic fire sprinkler | 20 |
| systems are a highly effective method of controlling or | 21 |
| extinguishing a fire in its early stages, protecting the lives | 22 |
| of the building's occupants; and
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| WHEREAS, Many students are living in off-campus | 24 |
| occupancies, Greek housing, and residence halls that are not | 25 |
| adequately protected with automatic fire sprinkler systems and | 26 |
| automatic fire alarm systems; and
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| WHEREAS, It is recognized that fire safety education is an |
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| effective method of reducing the occurrence of fires and | 2 |
| reducing the resulting loss of life and property damage; and
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| WHEREAS, Students are not routinely receiving effective | 4 |
| fire safety education throughout their entire college career; | 5 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, It is vital to educate the future generation about | 7 |
| the importance of fire safety behavior so that these behaviors | 8 |
| can help to ensure their safety during their college years and | 9 |
| beyond; and
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| WHEREAS, By developing a generation of fire-safe adults, | 11 |
| future loss of life from fires can be significantly reduced; | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 15 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we name the month of September | 16 |
| as "Campus Fire Safety Month"; and be it further | 17 |
| RESOLVED, That administrators and municipalities across | 18 |
| the State are encouraged to provide educational programs to all | 19 |
| students during September and throughout the school year; and | 20 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That administrators and municipalities are | 22 |
| encouraged to evaluate the level of fire safety being provided | 23 |
| in both on- and off-campus student housing and take the | 24 |
| necessary steps to ensure fire-safe living environments | 25 |
| through fire safety education, installation of fire | 26 |
| suppression and detection systems, and the development and | 27 |
| enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire safety.
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