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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, On January 1, 1983, the Transmission Control | ||||||
3 | Protocol and Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, was officially | ||||||
4 | adopted by the United States as a communication model that set | ||||||
5 | standards for how data could be transmitted between multiple | ||||||
6 | computer networks; this date is commonly recognized as the | ||||||
7 | birthday of the internet; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, In December of 1990, the World Wide Web was | ||||||
9 | created by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, beginning a new | ||||||
10 | era of information sharing and communication that has touched | ||||||
11 | every aspect of human life and spread to every corner of the | ||||||
12 | globe; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Since 1990, the internet has benefited humanity | ||||||
14 | in many ways, including increased economic development, | ||||||
15 | increased communication between different people and cultures, | ||||||
16 | rapid transmission of new ideas, critical news, information, | ||||||
17 | and scientific breakthroughs, improved government services, | ||||||
18 | and expansion of educational opportunities; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, Along with the innumerable benefits of the | ||||||
20 | internet, this invaluable tool has also been used by many to | ||||||
21 | bring harm, such as cyberattacks, ransomware, online threats | ||||||
22 | and intimidation, and the spread of misinformation, along with |
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1 | great societal challenges such as increased social isolation, | ||||||
2 | decreased time outside and in nature, decreased in-person | ||||||
3 | interaction, and unhealthy distractions and addictions; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Our youth today have grown up alongside rapid | ||||||
5 | technological developments and have almost constant access to | ||||||
6 | the internet; this access has allowed our youth to experience | ||||||
7 | some of the great benefits of the internet but has also | ||||||
8 | resulted in our youth being highly vulnerable to the dangerous | ||||||
9 | and harmful aspects of the internet; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Our youth today are exposed to online | ||||||
11 | cyberbullying, misinformation, disturbing and psychologically | ||||||
12 | harmful content, misinformation, increased mental health | ||||||
13 | issues, addiction, and social isolation; these threats are | ||||||
14 | only growing as technology and internet use rapidly expands | ||||||
15 | and evolves in our modern technological age; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, The State has a responsibility to provide for an | ||||||
17 | efficient system of high quality public educational | ||||||
18 | instructions and services; in providing this high quality | ||||||
19 | public education to all students, it is the policy of this | ||||||
20 | State to protect all Illinois residents, in particular our | ||||||
21 | youth, from deceptive and unsafe communications, online | ||||||
22 | threats and cyberbullying, online extortion, identity theft, | ||||||
23 | misinformation, and illicit activity online; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, In order to protect our youth and prepare them | ||||||
2 | for a healthy, secure, and prosperous future, it is imperative | ||||||
3 | that our State's elementary and secondary school system | ||||||
4 | provide a high quality education to all students, parents, and | ||||||
5 | educators on online safety and legal and social repercussions | ||||||
6 | of illicit online behavior; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, Organizations such as the Illinois Judges | ||||||
8 | Association have worked tirelessly to provide online safety | ||||||
9 | education directly to students, parents, and educators in | ||||||
10 | elementary and secondary schools; this education includes, but | ||||||
11 | is not limited to, preventing and reporting incidents of | ||||||
12 | cyberbullying, illicit activity, and unsafe behavior online | ||||||
13 | and the legal repercussions for illicit online actions; | ||||||
14 | therefore, be it | ||||||
15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the work | ||||||
17 | of organizations such as the Illinois Judges Association in | ||||||
18 | educating our youth, parents, and schools about remaining safe | ||||||
19 | and vigilant in the rapidly changing online environment of | ||||||
20 | today and seek to expand this essential online safety | ||||||
21 | education to all students, parents, and schools in our State; | ||||||
22 | and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of collaboration | ||||||
2 | between elementary and secondary schools in Illinois and the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Judges Association, community organizations, and | ||||||
4 | similar entities to provide comprehensive online safety | ||||||
5 | education to all students, parents, and educators; and be it | ||||||
6 | further | ||||||
7 | RESOLVED, That we support school districts and | ||||||
8 | organizations in efforts to provide online safety to students, | ||||||
9 | parents, and educators of elementary and secondary schools in | ||||||
10 | Illinois; and be it further | ||||||
11 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the offices of the Governor, the Lieutenant | ||||||
13 | Governor, the Attorney General, the Illinois State Police, and | ||||||
14 | the Illinois Judges Association. |