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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Although the U.S. has made tremendous progress in | ||||||
| 3 | its struggle to overcome its tragic racial history, much work | ||||||
| 4 | remains to be done; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Black Americans are much less likely to move up | ||||||
| 6 | the economic ladder than others; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Many factors are at work, including educational | ||||||
| 8 | inequalities, neighborhood effects, workplace discrimination, | ||||||
| 9 | parenting, access to credit, rates of incarceration, and so on; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | the Commission on the Social Status of Black Males is created | ||||||
| 14 | to study the social conditions of black males, develop | ||||||
| 15 | strategies to remedy or assist in remedying serious | ||||||
| 16 | adversities, and make recommendations to improve the | ||||||
| 17 | educational, social, economic, and employment opportunities of | ||||||
| 18 | black males; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall consist of the | ||||||
| 20 | following 14 members, who shall serve without compensation: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) Two State Representatives appointed by the Speaker | ||||||
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| 1 | of the House, one who shall serve as co-chair; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) Two State Representatives appointed by the House | ||||||
| 3 | Minority Leader, one who shall serve as co-chair; and | ||||||
| 4 | (3) 10 members to be appointed by the co-chairs, who | ||||||
| 5 | shall be from the following groups: | ||||||
| 6 | (a) One U.S. Representative from Illinois; | ||||||
| 7 | (b) Four elected officials from four different | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois cities; | ||||||
| 9 | (c) Two Illinois high school students; and | ||||||
| 10 | (d) Three public members who may represent the | ||||||
| 11 | areas of employment, criminal justice, education, health, | ||||||
| 12 | or faith; and be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet at the call of the | ||||||
| 14 | co-chairs, but no less than four times; and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
| 16 | Services shall provide administrative support for the | ||||||
| 17 | Commission; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall submit its final report | ||||||
| 19 | to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2021 and upon | ||||||
| 20 | the filing of its report is dissolved.
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