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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois wishes to encourage the
3 participation of both parents in a child's life; and
 
4     WHEREAS, There are many cases in Illinois in which parents
5 have been denied visitation that has been ordered by the court;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, The withholding of court-ordered visitation from
8 a parent can have negative effects on both the child and the
9 parent; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 there is hereby created a Visitation Task Force that shall
13 study the frequency of and problems caused by the denial of
14 court-ordered visitation to a parent and the possible solutions
15 to this problem; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 6 members,
17 with 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
18 Representatives and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader
19 of the House of Representatives; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present a report of its
21 findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later
22 than October 1, 2005.