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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The boundaries of the 67th Representative | ||||||
| 3 | District are generally in the City of Rockford extending to the | ||||||
| 4 | southwest; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The 67th Representative District has a voting-age | ||||||
| 6 | population of over 108,000 people of various ethnic and | ||||||
| 7 | socio-economic backgrounds; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Violent crime is a serious problem in the City of | ||||||
| 9 | Rockford; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | there is created the Rockford Violent Crime Task Force within | ||||||
| 13 | the Illinois State Police, to consist of the following: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) the Governor, or his or her designee; | ||||||
| 15 | (2) the Mayor of the City of Rockford, or his or her | ||||||
| 16 | designee; | ||||||
| 17 | (3) the Illinois Attorney General, or his or her | ||||||
| 18 | designee; | ||||||
| 19 | (4) a member of an association representing State's | ||||||
| 20 | Attorneys appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 21 | (5) a member of a Winnebago County legal association | ||||||
| 22 | appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
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| 1 | (6) a member of the Winnebago County Violent Crime Task | ||||||
| 2 | Force appointed by the members of the Winnebago County | ||||||
| 3 | Violent Crime Task Force; | ||||||
| 4 | (7) two members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 5 | Representatives chosen by the Speaker of the Illinois House | ||||||
| 6 | of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; | ||||||
| 7 | (8) two members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 8 | Representatives chosen by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 10 | (9) the President of the Student Government | ||||||
| 11 | Association at Rock Valley College; | ||||||
| 12 | (10) the Director of Corrections or his or her | ||||||
| 13 | designee, who must: | ||||||
| 14 | (A) be from the Division of Parole; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) be an active field agent; and | ||||||
| 16 | (C) possess at least a master's degree in criminal | ||||||
| 17 | justice or criminology; | ||||||
| 18 | (11) a faculty member of the Criminal Justice program | ||||||
| 19 | at Rock Valley College appointed by the President of Rock | ||||||
| 20 | Valley College; and | ||||||
| 21 | (12) a representative of an organization representing | ||||||
| 22 | Rockford-area businesses appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois House of Representatives; and be it further
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| 24 | RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be made no later than | ||||||
| 25 | 45 days following the adoption of this resolution; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the | ||||||
| 3 | causes of violent crime in Rockford and nearby affected | ||||||
| 4 | communities; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the | ||||||
| 6 | feasibility of deploying the Illinois State Police to Rockford | ||||||
| 7 | and nearby affected communities and neighborhoods; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop a comprehensive | ||||||
| 10 | long-term solution to the effect of violent crime in Rockford | ||||||
| 11 | and nearby affected communities; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall recommend a plan of | ||||||
| 13 | action to substantially reduce the incidents of violent crime | ||||||
| 14 | in Rockford and nearby affected communities; and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall draft any necessary | ||||||
| 16 | legislation and make any necessary recommendations for | ||||||
| 17 | appropriations for the General Assembly to pass and the | ||||||
| 18 | Governor to sign to place the plan of action into immediate | ||||||
| 19 | effect; and be it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and | ||||||
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| 1 | recommendations and submit any and all proposed legislation to | ||||||
| 2 | the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, | ||||||
| 3 | 2015; and be it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | ||||||
| 5 | without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their | ||||||
| 6 | reasonable and necessary expenses from the funds appropriated | ||||||
| 7 | for that purpose from the Illinois State Lottery; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | ||||||
| 10 | the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the | ||||||
| 11 | Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, the | ||||||
| 12 | Governor of the State of Illinois, and the Director of State | ||||||
| 13 | Police.
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