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 1                         HOUSE RESOLUTION 89
 2        WHEREAS,  Allegations  have  been  raised  regarding  the
 3    conduct of Supreme Court Chief Justice James D. Heiple; and
 4        WHEREAS, Section 14 of Article  IV  of  the  Constitution
 5    provides that the House of Representatives has the sole power
 6    to   conduct  legislative  investigations  to  determine  the
 7    existence of cause for impeachment and,  by  the  vote  of  a
 8    majority  of  the members elected, to impeach  Executive  and
 9    Judicial officers; therefore be it
10        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
11    NINETIETH  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a
12    Special Investigative Committee be created for the purpose of
13    investigating the conduct  of  Supreme  Court  Chief  Justice
14    James  D.  Heiple,  including  the  matter  currently pending
15    before the Illinois Courts Commission and  any  other  matter
16    that may come before the Special Investigative Committee, and
17    making  a  recommendation  as to whether cause exists for his
18    impeachment; and be it further
19        RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee  shall
20    consist  of 10 legislative members, with  5  members  of  the
21    House  of  Representatives  appointed  by  the Speaker of the
22    House of Representatives and  5  members  of  the   House  of
23    Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
24    of Representatives; and be it further
25        RESOLVED,    That   the   Speaker   of   the   House   of
26    Representatives and the  Minority  Leader  of  the  House  of
27    Representatives  shall  each designate one appointee to serve
28    as a co-chairperson; and be it further
29        RESOLVED, That the appointments of the  members  and  the
30    designation   of   the   co-chairpersons   of   the   Special
31    Investigative    Committee   shall   be  transmitted  by  the
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 1    appointing authority in writing to the Clerk of the House  of
 2    Representatives; and be it further
 3        RESOLVED,  That  the  Special  Investigative Committee is
 4    empowered to meet, upon the proper appointment of a  majority
 5    of  the members, in accordance with the House Rules; that all
 6    meetings shall be public; that advance notice of all meetings
 7    shall  be  given  to  the  public;  and  that   the   Special
 8    Investigative   Committee   may  gather  evidence   and  hear
 9    testimony at  any  location  within  the  State  of  Illinois
10    designated by the co-chairpersons; and be it further
11        RESOLVED,  That  the  Special  Investigative Committee is
12    empowered to adopt rules to govern the proceedings before  it
13    and shall be guided by the rules of evidence of this State in
14    order to ensure a fair hearing, a thorough investigation, and
15    the  provision of due process; that the Special Investigative
16    Committee shall have the power to  administer  oaths  and  to
17    compel  the  attendance  and  testimony  of  persons  and the
18    production of papers, documents, and  other  evidence,  under
19    oath,  by  subpoena  signed  by  the  Speaker of the House of
20    Representatives and  attested by the Clerk of  the  House  of
21    Representatives when the testimony, documents, or evidence is
22    necessary  for  or  incident  to  any inquiry relevant to the
23    business or purposes of the Special Investigative  Committee,
24    and to punish any person for the neglect, refusal to  appear,
25    or  failure   to   produce  papers  or  documents  or provide
26    evidence commanded  by  subpoena  or  who,  upon  appearance,
27    either  with  or  without  subpoena,  refuses to be  sworn or
28    testify or produce papers, documents, or evidence demanded of
29    him or her; and be it further
30        RESOLVED, That, upon the completion of the investigation,
31    the Special Investigative Committee  shall  submit  a   final
32    report    and   its   recommendations   to   the   House   of
33    Representatives by  filing a copy with the Clerk of the House
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 1    of Representatives on or before May 12, 1997.

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