Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0005 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, On January 1, 1983, the Transmission Control
5	5	3 Protocol and Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, was officially
6	6	4 adopted by the United States as a communication model that set
7	7	5 standards for how data could be transmitted between multiple
8	8	6 computer networks; this date is commonly recognized as the
9	9	7 birthday of the internet; and
10	10	8 WHEREAS, In December of 1990, the World Wide Web was
11	11	9 created by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, beginning a new
12	12	10 era of information sharing and communication that has touched
13	13	11 every aspect of human life and spread to every corner of the
14	14	12 globe; and
15	15	13 WHEREAS, Since 1990, the internet has benefited humanity
16	16	14 in many ways, including increased economic development,
17	17	15 increased communication between different people and cultures,
18	18	16 rapid transmission of new ideas, critical news, information,
19	19	17 and scientific breakthroughs, improved government services,
20	20	18 and expansion of educational opportunities; and
21	21	19 WHEREAS, Along with the innumerable benefits of the
22	22	20 internet, this invaluable tool has also been used by many to
23	23	21 bring harm, such as cyberattacks, ransomware, online threats
24	24	22 and intimidation, and the spread of misinformation, along with
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33	33	1 great societal challenges such as increased social isolation,
34	34	2 decreased time outside and in nature, decreased in-person
35	35	3 interaction, and unhealthy distractions and addictions; and
36	36	4 WHEREAS, Our youth today have grown up alongside rapid
37	37	5 technological developments and have almost constant access to
38	38	6 the internet; this access has allowed our youth to experience
39	39	7 some of the great benefits of the internet but has also
40	40	8 resulted in our youth being highly vulnerable to the dangerous
41	41	9 and harmful aspects of the internet; and
42	42	10 WHEREAS, Our youth today are exposed to online
43	43	11 cyberbullying, misinformation, disturbing and psychologically
44	44	12 harmful content, misinformation, increased mental health
45	45	13 issues, addiction, and social isolation; these threats are
46	46	14 only growing as technology and internet use rapidly expands
47	47	15 and evolves in our modern technological age; and
48	48	16 WHEREAS, The State has a responsibility to provide for an
49	49	17 efficient system of high quality public educational
50	50	18 instructions and services; in providing this high quality
51	51	19 public education to all students, it is the policy of this
52	52	20 State to protect all Illinois residents, in particular our
53	53	21 youth, from deceptive and unsafe communications, online
54	54	22 threats and cyberbullying, online extortion, identity theft,
55	55	23 misinformation, and illicit activity online; and
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66	66	1 WHEREAS, In order to protect our youth and prepare them
67	67	2 for a healthy, secure, and prosperous future, it is imperative
68	68	3 that our State's elementary and secondary school system
69	69	4 provide a high quality education to all students, parents, and
70	70	5 educators on online safety and legal and social repercussions
71	71	6 of illicit online behavior; and
72	72	7 WHEREAS, Organizations such as the Illinois Judges
73	73	8 Association have worked tirelessly to provide online safety
74	74	9 education directly to students, parents, and educators in
75	75	10 elementary and secondary schools; this education includes, but
76	76	11 is not limited to, preventing and reporting incidents of
77	77	12 cyberbullying, illicit activity, and unsafe behavior online
78	78	13 and the legal repercussions for illicit online actions;
79	79	14 therefore, be it
80	80	15 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
81	81	16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the work
82	82	17 of organizations such as the Illinois Judges Association in
83	83	18 educating our youth, parents, and schools about remaining safe
84	84	19 and vigilant in the rapidly changing online environment of
85	85	20 today and seek to expand this essential online safety
86	86	21 education to all students, parents, and schools in our State;
87	87	22 and be it further
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98	98	1 RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of collaboration
99	99	2 between elementary and secondary schools in Illinois and the
100	100	3 Illinois Judges Association, community organizations, and
101	101	4 similar entities to provide comprehensive online safety
102	102	5 education to all students, parents, and educators; and be it
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104	104	7 RESOLVED, That we support school districts and
105	105	8 organizations in efforts to provide online safety to students,
106	106	9 parents, and educators of elementary and secondary schools in
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