Urges the Governor to sign the Multi-State Memorandum of Understanding calling for 30 percent of new truck and bus sales to be zero-emission by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission by 2050.
Declares May 28, 2021 as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the State of Illinois.
Declares the week of May 9 through 15, 2021 as Food Allergy Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.
Declares March 24, 2021 as Equal Pay Day.
Urges federal and other state lawmakers to enact policies to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Acknowledges that toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences can have significantly negative short-term, long-term, and generational impacts and that early interventions through trauma-informed care is the most efficient and cost effective way to combat these impacts. Urges the Illinois General Assembly to seek out opportunities to enhance legislation through the science of resiliency and a trauma informed lens and funding around early intervention services for children and families that centers the principles of brain development, the intimate connection between mental and physical health, and the concepts of toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Makes a change to the description of adverse childhood experiences.
Commits to passing meaningful legislation that will prevent people filled with hate from obtaining the means by which to end innocent lives.
Recognizes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October 2021 and supports and commends the efforts of those people and organizations who work tirelessly to help victims break free of the devastating effects of domestic abuse.
Supports comprehensive sex education.
Declares June 27, 2021 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day. Declares June 2021 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month. Urges the Departments of Public Health, Military Affairs, and Veterans Affairs to continue working to educate victims of interpersonal violence, combat, life-threatening accidents, or natural disasters and their families, as well as the general public, about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress injury.
