Full Text of HJR0126 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, President Dwight D. Eisenhower's ad hoc | 3 | | President's Committee on Civil Rights stated that "In a | 4 | | democratic society, the systematic, critical review of social | 5 | | needs and public policy is a fundamental necessity. This is | 6 | | especially true of a field like civil rights, where problems | 7 | | are enduring, and range widely (and where)...a temporary, | 8 | | sporadic approach can never finally solve these problems"; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 12 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Commission on Civil Rights | 13 | | is hereby created; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission is charged with the task of | 15 | | studying alleged discrimination based on race, color, | 16 | | religion, sex, age, disability, and national origin; it also is | 17 | | to study alleged deprivations of voting rights and | 18 | | discrimination in the administration of justice; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission is to consist of 8 members; | 21 | | two appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, | 22 | | two appointed by the President of the Senate, two appointed by |
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| 1 | | the House Minority Leader, and two appointed by the Senate | 2 | | Minority Leader; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That those on the Commission shall serve without | 4 | | compensation and shall select a chairperson from its members; | 5 | | and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall submit a report to the | 7 | | General Assembly no later than January 9, 2019; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the report filed with the General Assembly | 10 | | shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 11 | | and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the | 12 | | manner that the Clerk and Secretary shall direct; and be it | 13 | | further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the | 16 | | President of the Senate, the House Minority Leader, and the | 17 | | Senate Minority Leader.
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