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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6
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(As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)


 
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    WHEREAS, During the 94th General Assembly, the Legislative 
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Task Force on Employment of Persons with Past Criminal 
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Convictions (hereinafter referred to as the Task Force) was 
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established  pursuant to House Joint  Resolution 107 for the 
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purpose of conducting public hearings and examining the 
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barriers faced by persons with past criminal convictions with 
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respect to obtaining employment and for the purpose of 
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evaluating those recommendations made by the Governor's 
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Statewide Community Safety and Reentry Working Group; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As of the required reporting date, the Task 
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Force's work is still ongoing and further investigation is 
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needed prior to the preparation and submission of its report; 
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therefore, be it


 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Legislative Task Force on 
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Employment of Persons with Past Criminal Convictions, 
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organized pursuant to House Joint Resolution 107 of the 94th 
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General Assembly, is hereby reconstituted; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of those 
 


 






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persons appointed pursuant to House Joint Resolution 107 of the 
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94th General Assembly until such time as those appointing 
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authorities established in House Joint Resolution 107 appoint 
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different persons to the Task Force; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall have the authority, 
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duties, and purposes as set forth in House Joint Resolution 107 
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of the 94th General Assembly; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That no later than December 31, 2008, the Task 
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Force shall submit a report to the Governor and General 
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Assembly of its findings and recommendations; and that the Task 
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Force shall be dissolved after the filing of this report; and 
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be it further


 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the ex-officio members of the Task Force and the 
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Governor of the State of Illinois.