Full Text of HR1382 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Representative Paul Evans | 4 | | on his service and accomplishments in the General Assembly and | 5 | | his commitment to the people of the 102nd District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans received his bachelor's | 7 | | degree and his Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans is a practicing attorney and | 10 | | is the principal attorney of Evans Law Firm; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans has served as a Zoning | 12 | | Hearing Officer for the cities of O'Fallon and New Baden; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans served on the Metro-East | 14 | | Parks and Recreation District Board for 10 years and helped | 15 | | found the O'Fallon Early Childhood Educational Foundation; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans served on the St. Teresa | 17 | | Catholic School Board and was appointed to the Catholic Diocese | 18 | | of Belleville's Catholic Education Initiative as one of 5 | 19 | | committee chairs; he remains an active member of the Sunrise | 20 | | Rotary O'Fallon Morning Club and the Spina Bifida Association; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans is a member of the Human | 3 | | Services and Public Safety Appropriations Committees; he also | 4 | | served on the Small Business Empowerment & Workforce, Tourism & | 5 | | Conventions, Consumer Protection, Environmental Health, and | 6 | | Labor Committees during the 97th General Assembly; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans passed legislation which was | 8 | | signed into law requiring the Department of Children and Family | 9 | | Services to release all documents, records, and books created | 10 | | or used in the investigation of a child's life-threatening | 11 | | injury or death; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans sponsored legislation that | 13 | | strengthened child protection laws, stopped pension fund | 14 | | abuse, reduced State fees, and eliminated the abused General | 15 | | Assembly scholarship program; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans remains a steadfast advocate | 17 | | in the legislature and in the community protecting children, | 18 | | disabled adults, and the elderly from abuse and harm; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Evans and his wife, Sandra, have 3 | 20 | | children, Loryn, Erin, and Bryce; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we thank and honor our friend and colleague, Illinois State | 4 | | Representative Paul Evans, for his public service and wish him | 5 | | the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Representative Evans as a symbol of our respect | 8 | | and esteem.
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