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IL HR0198
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
Frances Hurley
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AI Summary
- Designates July 2015 as Special Olympics Month in Illinois to honor the organization and its mission
- Recognizes that approximately 6.5 million people in the United States have intellectual disabilities and that Special Olympics provides training, competitions, and health screenings for these individuals
- Acknowledges Eunice Kennedy Shriver's pioneering work in the 1950s-1960s that led to the creation of the Special Olympics movement
- Notes that the first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 19-20, 1968, with 1,000 athletes from 26 U.S. states and Canada competing in track and field and swimming
- Directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to Special Olympics as a symbol of the state's esteem and respect
Legislative Description
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTH
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
4/28/2015
Committee Referrals
Special Needs Services3/23/2015
Rules2/26/2015
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