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IL HR0020
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Dan Reitz
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AI Summary
- Approximately 250 people drown annually after falling through ice-covered bodies of water, with most victims being boys ages 6-15
- On February 19, 2010, Kathy Kohler Baxmeyer, her son Kadin, and Kadin's friend Austin drowned after falling through ice on a frozen pond
- Project SKiPPeR is an educational program teaching children ice safety through the acronym: stay calm, kick like a swimmer, aim for ice edge, prop arms onto ice opening, pull yourself up onto ice, exit the water, roll away
- House requests the State Board of Education inform school districts about Project SKiPPeR and its educational program
- Directs delivery of a copy of this resolution to the State Board of Education
Legislative Description
ISBE-PROJECT SKIPPER
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
3/2/2011
Committee Referrals
Elementary & Secondary Education2/14/2011
Rules2/8/2011
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