Full Text of HR0890 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On November 7, 2017, the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives and the Illinois Senate adopted House Joint | 4 | | Resolution 83 which urged action to address the issue of sexual | 5 | | harassment in Springfield and throughout Illinois State | 6 | | government; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution 83 resolved that "those | 8 | | supporting this resolution are committed to saying #IWILL do | 9 | | better and I will work with my colleagues to change the culture | 10 | | that breeds such behavior"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 12 | | the Illinois General Assembly has not done better; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 14 | | new allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in and around | 15 | | Illinois State government and political campaign organizations | 16 | | continue to be made public on a regular basis, diminishing the | 17 | | integrity of the Illinois General Assembly and the State of | 18 | | Illinois; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 20 | | it has become public that allegations of sexual harassment, | 21 | | abuse and misconduct continue to be mishandled and minimized by |
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| 1 | | the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and his | 2 | | staff and attorneys; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 4 | | there has been a lack of transparency from the Speaker of the | 5 | | Illinois House of Representatives and his staff and attorneys | 6 | | and an apparent effort to use propaganda to divert attention | 7 | | from very serious and troubling allegations of sexual | 8 | | harassment, abuse, and misconduct; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 10 | | it has become clear that the Speaker of the Illinois House of | 11 | | Representatives and his staff and attorneys should not be in | 12 | | charge of investigating allegations of sexual harassment, | 13 | | abuse, and misconduct; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Calls have been made for an independent | 15 | | investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, | 16 | | and misconduct in Illinois State government and political | 17 | | campaign organizations, yet no action has been taken on these | 18 | | calls, and no process is in place to allow for a truly | 19 | | independent investigation; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Since the adoption of House Joint Resolution 83, | 21 | | it has become clear that an independent special counsel who is | 22 | | in no way controlled by the Speaker of the Illinois House of |
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| 1 | | Representatives, his staff, his attorneys, or anyone else under | 2 | | the direct control of an Illinois government official is the | 3 | | only way for a truly independent investigation to take place; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The time has come for every legislator in the | 6 | | Illinois House of Representatives to stand up for Illinois | 7 | | citizens and demand the immediate appointment of an independent | 8 | | special counsel to investigate and, where necessary, litigate | 9 | | and prosecute, allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and | 10 | | misconduct; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Time is of the essence; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that those | 14 | | supporting this resolution are committed to saying Time's Up | 15 | | and are urging the immediate enactment of whatever legislation | 16 | | is necessary to allow for the appointment of an independent | 17 | | special counsel who is in no way controlled by the Speaker of | 18 | | the Illinois House of Representatives, his staff, his | 19 | | attorneys, or anyone else under the direct control of an | 20 | | Illinois government official, as this is the only way for a | 21 | | truly independent investigation to take place; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the independent special counsel shall have | 2 | | the authority to issue subpoenas, command testimony under oath, | 3 | | open a statewide grand jury, and investigate and, where | 4 | | necessary, litigate and prosecute, allegations of sexual | 5 | | harassment, abuse, and misconduct; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to every member of the General Assembly.
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