Bill Text: IA HR137 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing April 2012 as Window Safety Awareness Month for Iowa's children and families.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-03 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 715. [HR137 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR137-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
137
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
137
BY
PETERSEN
,
THOMAS
,
and
VANDER
LINDEN
A
Resolution
recognizing
April
2012
as
Window
Safety
1
Awareness
Month
for
Iowa’s
children
and
families.
2
WHEREAS,
spring
is
the
season
when
Iowans
begin
to
3
open
their
windows;
and
4
WHEREAS,
insect
screens
are
designed
to
keep
bugs
5
out,
not
to
withstand
the
weight
of
a
child
or
an
adult
6
or
to
prevent
a
fall
from
a
window;
and
7
WHEREAS,
it
is
important
for
adults
to
supervise
and
8
educate
children
to
keep
their
play
safely
away
from
9
windows
and
to
help
prevent
accidental
falls;
and
10
WHEREAS,
falls
can
be
a
cause
of
injuries
to
11
children
that
can
result
in
serious
injuries
or
12
death;
and
13
WHEREAS,
a
number
of
children
were
injured
in
falls
14
from
windows
in
the
Des
Moines
area
in
2011,
with
one
15
fall
that
resulted
in
a
fatality;
NOW
THEREFORE,
16
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
17
That
the
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
the
month
18
of
April
2012
as
Window
Safety
Awareness
Month
in
19
Iowa;
and
20
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
21
Representatives
joins
concerned
members
of
the
22
community
to
promote
window
safety
awareness
and
23
education
to
help
prevent
window
falls
and
their
24
devastating
effects;
and
25
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
26
Representatives
commends
the
Hannah
Geneser
Foundation,
27
Blank
Children’s
Hospital,
Iowa
Health
Systems,
Safe
28
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Kids
of
Iowa,
the
Iowa
Department
of
Public
Health,
1
Orchard
Place,
the
Iowa
Donor
Network,
the
Iowa
2
Lions
Eye
Bank,
My
Angel
Foundation,
and
Iowa
window
3
manufacturing
companies
for
their
work
protecting
4
Iowa’s
children
from
childhood
injuries
from
potential
5
window
falls
in
the
home
through
a
state
window
safety
6
outreach
program
called
“Hannah’s
Hope”.
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