STATE OF ILLINOIS
HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
109TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2000
1:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
NO. 109
[March 22, 2000] 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Daily Journal Index 109th Legislative Day Action Page(s) Adjournment........................................ 14 Committee on Rules Reassignments................... 3 Committee on Rules Referrals....................... 3 Fiscal Notes Supplied.............................. 4 Pension Impact Notes Supplied...................... 4 Quorum Roll Call................................... 3 Bill Number Legislative Action Page(s) HR 0656 Resolution......................................... 4 HR 0657 Resolution......................................... 5 HR 0658 Resolution......................................... 5 HR 0659 Resolution......................................... 5 HR 0660 Resolution......................................... 6 HR 0661 Resolution......................................... 7 HR 0663 Resolution......................................... 8 HR 0664 Resolution......................................... 8 HR 0665 Resolution......................................... 9 HR 0666 Resolution......................................... 9 HR 0667 Resolution......................................... 10 HR 0668 Resolution......................................... 10 HR 0670 Resolution......................................... 11 HR 0672 Resolution......................................... 11 SB 0239 Third Reading...................................... 13 SB 0385 Committee Report................................... 3 SB 0906 Second Reading - Amendment/s....................... 13 SB 1266 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1281 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1388 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1421 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1427 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1508 Committee Report................................... 4 SB 1511 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1533 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1538 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1567 Second Reading - Amendment/s....................... 12 SB 1586 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1599 Committee Report................................... 4 SB 1629 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1646 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1649 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1656 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1704 Second Reading - Amendment/s....................... 12 SB 1712 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1733 Second Reading..................................... 12 SB 1841 Second Reading..................................... 12
3 [March 22, 2000] The House met pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker in the Chair. Prayer by Pastor Fred Franks with the First Assembly of God in Normal, Illinois. Representative Hassert led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. By direction of the Speaker, a roll call was taken to ascertain the attendance of Members, as follows: 114 present. (ROLL CALL 1) By unanimous consent, Representatives Lopez, Morrow, Osterman and Zickus were excused from attendance. PERMANENT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Speaker Madigan appointed the following Democratic Member to serve on the following committees: SPECIAL HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVIEW: Representative Joseph Lyons. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Representative Currie, Chairperson, from the Committee on Rules to which the following were referred, action taken earlier today, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "approved for consideration" and be placed on the order of Third Reading -- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 385. COMMITTEE ON RULES REFERRALS Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson of the Committee on Rules, reported the following legislative measures and/or joint action motions have been assigned as follows: Committee on Agriculture & Conservation: SENATE BILL 1398. Committee on Child Support Enforcement: SENATE BILL 1638. Committee on Constitutional Officers: SENATE BILL 1297. Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education: SENATE BILL 1559. Committee on Executive: SENATE BILLS 1310, 1440, 1453, 1503, 1514, 1647 and 1682; HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 13. Committee on Higher Education: SENATE BILLS 1852, 1862 and 1923. Committee on Human Services: SENATE BILLS 1555 and 1642. Committee on Insurance: SENATE BILL 1658. Committee on Judiciary I-Civil Law: SENATE BILLS 1359, 1393 and 1690. Committee on Judiciary II-Criminal Law: SENATE BILLS 121, 730, 1273, 1319, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365, 1426 and 1620. Committee on Labor & Commerce: SENATE BILL 252. Committee on Local Government: SENATE BILLS 1376, 1377 and 1477. Committee on Revenue: SENATE BILLS 334, 810, 1296, 1304, 1627, 1651, 1693, 1883 and 1929. Committee on State Government Administration: SENATE BILLS 1291, 1734 and 1871. Committee on Transportation & Motor Vehicles: SENATE BILLS 1241, 1353 and 1630. Committee on Urban Revitalization: SENATE BILL 1451. COMMITTEE ON RULES REASSIGNMENTS Representative Currie, from the Committee on Rules, recalled SENATE BILL 1899 from the Committee on Electric Utility Deregulation and
[March 22, 2000] 4 reassigned it to the Committee on Revenue. FISCAL NOTES SUPPLIED Fiscal Notes have been supplied for HOUSE BILLS 1398 and 1650. PENSION IMPACT NOTES SUPPLIED Pension Impact Notes have been supplied for HOUSE BILLS 4083, 4134, 4146 and 4183. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES Representative Lang, Chairperson, from the Committee on Mental Health & Patient Abuse to which the following were referred, action taken earlier today, and reported the same back with the following recommendations: That the bill be reported "do pass" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Standard Debate: SENATE BILL 1599. That the bill be reported "do pass as amended" and be placed on the order of Second Reading -- Standard Debate: SENATE BILL 1508. The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1508 is as follows: 7, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Lang, Chair Y Lindner (Myers) Y Bellock, Spkpn A Lyons, Eileen A Brosnahan, V-Chair A McCarthy Y Cowlishaw Y Mitchell, Jerry Y Crotty Y Scott A Klingler A Woolard The committee roll call vote on SENATE BILL 1599 is as follows: 7, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Lang, Chair Y Lindner Y Bellock, Spkpn A Lyons, Eileen A Brosnahan, V-Chair A McCarthy Y Cowlishaw Y Mitchell, Jerry Y Crotty Y Scott A Klingler A Woolard AGREED RESOLUTION The following resolutions were offered and placed on the Calendar on the order of Agreed Resolutions. HOUSE RESOLUTION 656 Offered by Representative Wirsing: WHEREAS, Art education contributes powerful educational benefits to all elementary, middle, and secondary students; and WHEREAS, Art education develops students' creative problem-solving and critical thinking abilities; and WHEREAS, Art education teaches sensitivity to beauty, order, and other expressive qualities; and WHEREAS, Art education gives students a deeper understanding of multi-cultural values and beliefs; and WHEREAS, Art education reinforces and brings to life what students learn in other subjects; and WHEREAS, Art education interrelates student learning in art production, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics; and WHEREAS, Our national leaders have acknowledged the necessity of
5 [March 22, 2000] including arts experiences in all students' education; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that support should be given to art teachers as they attempt to strengthen art education in their schools and communities; and be it further RESOLVED, That the month of March be declared Youth Art Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further RESOLVED, That all citizens are urged to take interest in and give full support to quality school art programs for children and youth; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Laura Milas, Youth Art Month Chairperson. HOUSE RESOLUTION 657 Offered by Representative Madigan - Bellock - Eileen Lyons: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize milestones in the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, The eighth grade mathematics students at Community Consolidated School District 181, Hinsdale Middle School, realize the importance of mathematics in their lives and education; and WHEREAS, The students have petitioned the Illinois House of Representatives to declare March 14, 2000 (symbolically 3.14) Pi Day in the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, The students want to recognize and celebrate the importance of mathematics and have come up with a clever way for the State of Illinois to see this in a special way; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 14, 2000, to be Pi Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the mathematics students in Community Consolidated School District 181 and the eighth grade mathematics students at Hinsdale Middle School. HOUSE RESOLUTION 658 Offered by Representative Coulson - Bellock: WHEREAS, Art education contributes powerful educational benefits to all elementary, middle, and secondary school students; and WHEREAS, Art education develops students' creative problem solving and critical thinking abilities; and WHEREAS, Art education teaches sensitivity to beauty and other expressive qualities; and WHEREAS, Art education gives students a deeper understanding of multi-cultural values and beliefs; and WHEREAS, Art education interrelates student learning in art production, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics; and WHEREAS, Such benefits will not only be enjoyed by Illinois students as they remain in elementary, middle, and secondary school, but also as they become adults; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support the effort of art educators throughout Illinois as they work to provide numerous benefits to be enjoyed by Illinois students that they will continue to enjoy as they become adults; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Illinois House of Representatives proclaims that March 2000, shall be observed as Illinois Youth Art Month, a month when the efforts of Illinois art educators to bestow plentiful benefits on their students is observed and supported; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Laura Milas, National Board Certified Art Educator. HOUSE RESOLUTION 659 Offered by Representative Scheonberg: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are
[March 22, 2000] 6 pleased to honor milestones in the lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, Carole Wexler Kalnow, executive director of the Stepping Stone Foundation, was recently named Volunteer of the Year by Pioneer Press; North Shore Magazine initiated the award in 1983, and Pioneer Press has continued the tradition; Pioneer Press President and Publisher Tom Neri presented Carole Wexler Kalnow with a crystal trophy and a cash donation to the Stepping Stone Foundation; and WHEREAS, Carole Wexler Kalnow, after years of fundraising for the Starlight Foundation, first cousin of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, founded the Stepping Stone Foundation in 1996; working with 400 teenaged volunteers, the Foundation holds special events and programs for children in area hospitals and institutions; and WHEREAS, Carole Wexler Kalnow has two children, Cara and Drew, but through her hard work and devotion to the Stepping Stone Foundation, she touches the lives of many children with love and compassion; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Magazine initiated GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Carole Wexler Kalnow on being named Volunteer of the Year by Pioneer Press; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Carole Wexler Kalnow. HOUSE RESOLUTION 660 Offered by Representative Murphy: WHEREAS, The Village of Markham, which calls itself the "Prairie Capital of the Prairie State," recognizes the value and significance of the unique natural treasure within its borders in the form of the Indian Boundary Prairies; while open space is becoming increasingly rare in northeastern Illinois, residents of Markham are able to enjoy the nearly 300 acres that make up this globally significant natural area; the prairies provide a green oasis with the city for people seeking a quiet place to visit, relax, and learn about Illinois' natural history; and WHEREAS, This site is an ideal example of conservation in an urban setting; the Nature Conservancy's Mighty Acorns Program is active at several local schools, including Markham Park Elementary, which carry out stewardship activities in the prairies; the program encourages 3rd through 7th grade students and their teachers to learn about nature and natural areas in the region through environmental education in the classroom and "hands-on" stewardship activities during field trips to the prairies; and WHEREAS, The Indian Boundary Prairies boast an exceptional array of biological diversity; the Indian Boundary Prairies are the last substantial, high quality tallgrass prairie in the Chicago region, with more than 250 species of plants that thrive there providing habitat for countless birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects; and WHEREAS, Because of their rare species and diversity, the four sites that make up Indian Boundary Prairies (Gensburg-Markham, Sundrop, Paintbrush, and Dropseed) make this area a high priority for conservation; Gensburg-Markham Prairie is designated a National Natural Landmark; Chicago Wilderness, a federation of over ninety organizations, designated Indian Boundary Prairies as one of the "Twelve Natural Wonders" in the Chicago region; and WHEREAS, In addition to The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organization, other entities such as the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, and Northeastern Illinois University have recognized the exemplary nature of the area; and WHEREAS, A local volunteer group, the Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies, helps to care for the prairies and conducts tours and other educational activities for the general public; however, there is a need to reach out to the local community further; the 30th anniversary of Earth Day, which takes place on Saturday April 22, 2000,
7 [March 22, 2000] is an ideal event to offer local residents an opportunity to explore these natural habitats first hand; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the value and significance of these rare natural areas within the State and understands the need to support them for the benefit of future generations and the people of the State of Illinois; and be it further RESOLVED, That we support the education of the youth of the Village through Mighty Acorns and other natural resource programs that teach these future decision makers the importance of providing high quality of life experiences for the citizens of the Village of Markham and the State of Illinois; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Village of Markham in recognition of the April 22, 2000, Earth Day celebration. HOUSE RESOLUTION 661 Offered by Representative Madigan - Daniels: WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard and its militia forebears have faithfully served the State and the nation for more than 300 years; and WHEREAS, Illinois Patriots, such as Colonel George Rogers Clark, have always quickly answered the call to arms with pride and professionalism; and WHEREAS, Five brigades of Illinois volunteers, including Abraham Lincoln, were mustered in April 1832 to defend settlers and end hostilities during the Black Hawk War; and WHEREAS, Six Illinois militia regiments and five independent companies volunteered for the Mexican American War; and WHEREAS, Illinois provided the Union with leaders such as President Lincoln and Generals Grant, Logan, and McClernand, as well as more than 250,000 men during the Civil War, the largest contingent of any state; and WHEREAS, Units in the Chicago area kept order in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire; and WHEREAS, Illinois was the first state to respond to the Federal call for troops and mustered ten regiments, including Poet Carl Sandburg, and the Naval Militia for service in the Spanish American War; and WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard was called for service to pursue Pancho Villa and restore peace on the Mexican Border in 1916; and WHEREAS, 25,000 Illinois National Guard troops were mobilized during WWI and nine Illinois soldiers of the 33rd Infantry Division received Medals of Honor for their heroic conduct; and WHEREAS, The 33rd Infantry Division helped recapture the Philippines and Illinois National Guard units served in all theatres of WWII; and WHEREAS, Illinois National Guard units served in both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War; and WHEREAS, The 170th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, and several Army National Guard units were called to active duty during the Berlin Crisis; and WHEREAS, In 1993, when the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers flooded their banks, 7,000 members of the Illinois National Guard provided assistance to their fellow Illinoisans who were displaced; and WHEREAS, 1,200 Illinois Army and Air National Guard members have been recently deployed to support operations in Macedonia, Kosovo, and Iraq; and WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard Drug Reduction Program assists local law enforcement in removing illegal drugs from Illinois communities; and WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard sponsors Lincoln's Challenge and Operation First Choice which provide training, mentorship, and other services designed to meet the needs of the youth of Illinois; and WHEREAS, Illinois National Guard members daily serve their Nation,
[March 22, 2000] 8 State, and local communities; and WHEREAS, George H. Ryan, Governor of the State of Illinois, has proclaimed April 5, 2000 as ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD DAY in Illinois; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend the men and women of the Illinois National Guard for their long and outstanding service to the State of Illinois; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Adjutant General for the State of Illinois in conjunction with Illinois National Guard Day on April 5, 2000. HOUSE RESOLUTION 663 Offered by Representative Curry: WHEREAS, The members of this House are pleased and honored to recognize significant achievements in the lives of individuals of this great State; and WHEREAS, Gene Sharp of Oakley has announced his retirement after nearly thirty-nine years with the A. E. Staley Company in Decatur; he co-sponsored the Employee Family System Program for A. E. Staley; and on five occasions was sent to Washington, D.C., to represent organized labor and corporate management at Congressional Hearings concerning Government Affairs in Litigation; and WHEREAS, He received an honorable discharge from the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant, and he attended Richland Community College of Decatur; and WHEREAS, Gene Sharp was a member and Past Commander of the American Legion in Cerro Gordo; and WHEREAS, Gene Sharp has been married to his wife, Karen, for thirty-five years; they are the loving parents of three children and the proud grandparents of three grandchildren; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Gene Sharp as he retires from A. E. Staley Company and extend to him our best wishes for the future; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Gene Sharp. HOUSE RESOLUTION 664 Offered by Representative Curry: WHEREAS, The members of the House are pleased to recognize Illinois organizations that have distinguished themselves in service to their communities and the State; and WHEREAS, The One Church One Child Adoption Advisory Program is a distinguished group of ministers who are helping to secure permanent families for children waiting to be adopted; this program has a twenty year credible history in the State of Illinois for assisting in the placement of African-American children entering the child welfare system; and WHEREAS, The One Church One Child program was organized in Illinois in 1980; it is a community outreach initiative that recruits adoptive and foster families for children who are wards of the State; though working on behalf of all waiting children, regardless of race, One Church One Child especially works to help find adoptive and foster homes for the increasing number of African-American children in the child welfare system; and WHEREAS, Created by a coalition of African-American ministers and child welfare administrators, the program's guiding vision is that churches can play a pivotal role in helping find loving families for waiting children; and WHEREAS, As their name indicates, they look for each church to provide at least one family to adopt or become a foster parent to at least one waiting child; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST
9 [March 22, 2000] GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we applaud the One Church One Child Adoption Advisory Program and wish them every success in their future endeavors; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Reverend G. Alger Coates. HOUSE RESOLUTION 665 Offered by Representative Delgado: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Hilda Lopez-Arce, who recently passed away; and WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce was born on August 28, 1955 in Guayama, Puerto Rico; her parents were Epifanio Lopez and Norberta Rodriguez Lopez; on October 3, 1999 she married Roberto Arce; and WHEREAS, At the age of three, Hilda Lopez-Arce and her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she was educated at St. Edwards Catholic Elementary School and Hallahan High School in Philadelphia; she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Chestnut Hill College; she received her Masters of Education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and WHEREAS, In 1998 Hilda Lopez-Arce received the Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) Award; the award is a peer award designed to recognize demonstrated excellence by academic professional staff members at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and WHEREAS, While living in Pennsylvania, Hilda Lopez-Arce worked as the Community Liaison for the Philadelphia Coalition on Domestic Violence and the Displaced Women's Coordinator for the Lutheran Settlement House; in 1980 she began working at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a counselor, assistant to the Vice Chancellor, and Staff Associate; and WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce served as president of the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE); she was a board member of the Illinois Latino Association Committee on Higher Education (ILACHE); she served on and chaired the Latino Committee on University Affairs (LCUA), and the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Latinos (CCSL); and WHEREAS, In addition, Hilda Lopez-Arce was a member of the National Association of Student Personnel and Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA); she was a member and served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Hispanic Education Foundation (IHEF), and chaired the IHEF Scholarship Committee; she was a member and the Midwest representative to the National Assembly of Hispanics in Higher Education Association (NAHHEA); she was a 1996 Fellow for the National Hispanic Higher Education Policy Fellows Program in Washington, D.C.; she was a member and past member of the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE); she was Chair of the University of Illinois at Chicago Martin L. King, Jr. Scholarship Committee; and the 1996 Community Representative of the Mozart Elementary School Council; and WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce is survived by her husband, Roberto Arce; her siblings, Merci, Bruni, Gloria, Ali, Eppi, Albert, and Lues; her in-laws, Tyrone, Mariel, and Dey; her nieces and nephews, Jose, Roberto, Vicky, Dana, Daniel, Megan, Travis, Lues, Virginia, and Eppi III; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with all that knew her, the death of Hilda Lopez-Arce; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Hilda Lopez-Arce. HOUSE RESOLUTION 666 Offered by Representative Bellock: WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the House of Representatives that the Blind Service Association is celebrating its
[March 22, 2000] 10 75th Anniversary at a "Star Gazers" gala to be held on May 6, 2000 at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago; and WHEREAS, The Association has been serving the blind and visually impaired for the past 75 years and focuses on programs to enrich the lives of the blind and visually impaired; and WHEREAS, The Association's programs include a reading service in which clients can come to six sites for reading; and when the elderly cannot travel, readers are provided at their homes; and WHEREAS, The Blind Service Association provides scholarships so students can continue their education and provides field trips to plays and to concerts; and WHEREAS, The gifts the Association gives to the blind and visually impaired are unforgettable; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Blind Service Association on its 75th Anniversary; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Blind Service Association. HOUSE RESOLUTION 667 Offered by Representative Schmitz: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives of Illinois citizens; and WHEREAS, The Reverend Kenneth Earl Davis is the pastor and founder of Faith Deliverance Church; the church is a strong foundation of the community and rooted in Christian beliefs; the church provides service to the people of the community; and WHEREAS, Reverend Davis will be consecrated and installed as Bishop of the New Joy Fellowship on Saturday, April 8, 2000; and WHEREAS, Reverend Davis has proven himself hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, and holding fast the faithful word he has been taught; and WHEREAS, Kenneth Davis is appointed and has served faithfully as First Administrator to Apostle Aaron Holmes of the New Joy Fellowship of churches; and WHEREAS, Kenneth Davis has given himself totally to the service of God and the Church; he has served on the Board of Directors of C-TEC (Christian Teen Empowerment Consortium), he is a former board member of the West Aurora School District 129, and is currently a board member of the Aurora PADS for the homeless; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Reverend Kenneth Earl Davis on his consecration and installation as Bishop of the New Joy Fellowship; we declare April 2000 as Bishop Kenneth Earl Davis month in the State of Illinois, and April 8, 2000 as Bishop Kenneth Earl Davis day in the State of Illinois, in honor of his pursuit of a better life for all people for all time; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Bishop Kenneth Earl Davis. HOUSE RESOLUTION 668 Offered by Representative Morrow: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, is celebrating fifteen years of service under the inspiring leadership of Dr. Joel D. Taylor; Dr. Taylor is a native of Chicago and has the distinction of pastoring the same church his late father, the Reverend J.J. Taylor, presided over; and WHEREAS, Pastor Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from DePaul University in Chicago; he received his Master of Divinity degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, with a specialization in Pastoral Ministry; he received his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary
11 [March 22, 2000] in Dayton, Ohio in May of 1998; his dissertation was based on "Biblical Preaching that Establishes the Norm for Social Activism"; and WHEREAS, Pastor Taylor serves as the Moderator of the Christian Fellowship Baptist District Association; he is the Executive Vice President of the Illinois National Baptist State Convention; he is Treasurer of the Moderator's Council and he is a member of the Evangelical Board of the National Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated; and WHEREAS, Pastor Taylor has implemented several social ministries with St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, including Operation Care & Clothes Closets, Operation SWAT Team, Jobs, Sisterhood, Technology, Education, Ruth & Naomi, Genesis, Jackie Robinson, St. Paul Herald, Scholarship Ministry, and Wednesday Evening Classes; and WHEREAS, Reverend Taylor is married to the former Cynthia Vernice White, the daughter of Pastor and Sister J. P. White; Pastor White serves the Greater Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church; Reverend and Mrs. Taylor were married on August 23, 1986 and have two children, Jasper Paul and Jessica Dominique; and WHEREAS, Dr. Taylor is known around the country as a dynamic young gospel preacher, who has exemplified the highest moral and civic leadership; St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church is blessed to have such a fine young man of God serving the Chicago area; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. Joel Taylor on the occasion of his fifteenth anniversary serving the congregation of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Reverend Doctor Joel D. Taylor. HOUSE RESOLUTION 670 Offered by Representative Granberg: WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Sherry Meador, Village Clerk of Brownstown for the last 17 years, on receiving an Illinois Woman of Achievement Award from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; and WHEREAS, Sherry Meador is known for being an excellent record keeper, and for keeping the affairs of the village running smoothly; and WHEREAS, Sherry Meador is married to Chris; their children are Jody and Christi; she was born in Vandalia, Illinois, also the home of her husband; and WHEREAS, Sherry Meador is very active in her church, First Christian Church in Brownstown, where she is a youth Sunday School teacher; she also provides help with church dinners and fund raisers; and WHEREAS, Sherry Meador will also be honored by the Soroptimist International of Vandalia at a banquet on March 17, 2000; Sherry will be the recipient of the Woman of Distinction in Goodwill & Understanding award; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Sherry Meador on being the recipient of both the Illinois Woman of Achievement award from the Lieutenant Governor's Office and the Woman of Distinction in Goodwill & Understanding award from Soroptimist International of Vandalia; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sherry Meador. HOUSE RESOLUTION 672 Offered by Representative Gash: WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are pleased to recognize Illinois citizens who have distinguished themselves in service to their community and this State; and WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Jewish National Fund
[March 22, 2000] 12 Woman of Valor Award Dinner is being held in honor of Audrey Holzer Rubin on Tuesday, April 4, 2000 at the Standard Club in Chicago; and WHEREAS, Audrey Holzer Rubin is an active member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Region of the Jewish National Fund and also serves as Secretary of the Board and the Executive Committee; and WHEREAS, Ms. Rubin has been an attorney for twenty-two years; she has served as Chief Legal Officer of Grant Thornton, LLP, a global consulting and accounting firm; she has also served as Vice President of Law and Human Resources, General Counsel, and Secretary to Apollo Travel Services; prior to her corporate legal positions, she was in private practice as a partner in the Chicago law firm of Gottlieb and Schwartz and as an associate with the firm of Burditt and Calkins; and WHEREAS, Audrey Holzer Rubin received her Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1978 and her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1975 from Yale University where she was a Yale National Scholar; and WHEREAS, Ms. Rubin is a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Yale Alumni; she has served on the Chicago Bar Association's Board of Managers; she was a leader of the Young Lawyers Section and also the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; she served as founder and chair of the Illinois Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts from 1986 to 1990; and WHEREAS, Audrey Holzer Rubin is married to attorney E. Leonard Rubin; they are the loving parents of Margot Holzer Rubin and Bette Georgia Rubin; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wish to congratulate Audrey Holzer Rubin on being honored at the Jewish National Fund Woman of Valor Award Dinner and applaud her many great works she has performed; and be it further RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Audrey Holzer Rubin. SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING Having been printed, the following bills were taken up, read by title a second time and advanced to the order of Third Reading: SENATE BILLS 1266, 1281, 1388, 1421, 1427, 1511, 1533, 1538, 1586, 1629, 1646, 1649, 1656, 1712, 1733 and 1841. SENATE BILL 1567. Having been printed, was taken up and read by title a second time. The following amendments were offered in the Committee on Judiciary I-Civil Law, adopted and printed: AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SENATE BILL 1567 AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend Senate Bill 1567 as follows: on page 2, by deleting lines 2 through 14. There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the order of Third Reading. SENATE BILL 1704. Having been printed, was taken up and read by title a second time. The following amendments were offered in the Committee on Registration & Regulation, adopted and printed: AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SENATE BILL 1704 AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amend Senate Bill 1704, on page 9, line 1, by replacing "all or part" with "up to 50%
13 [March 22, 2000] was adopted and the bill, as amended, was advanced to the order of Third Reading. SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING The following bill and any amendments adopted thereto was printed and laid upon the Members' desks. Any amendments pending were tabled pursuant to Rule 40(a). On motion of Representative Bradley, SENATE BILL 239 was taken up and read by title a third time. And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: 110, Yeas; 0, Nays; 2, Answering Present. (ROLL CALL 2) This bill, having received the votes of a constitutional majority of the Members elected, was declared passed. Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate. SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING SENATE BILL 906. Having been printed, was taken up and read by title a second time. Floor Amendments numbered 1 and 2 remained in the Committee on Rules. There being no further amendments, the bill was advanced to the order of Third Reading. At the hour of 1:45 o'clock p.m., Representative Currie moved that the House do now adjourn until Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 12:00 o'clock Noon. The motion prevailed. And the House stood adjourned.
[March 22, 2000] 14 NO. 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE ROLL CALL QUORUM ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE MAR 22, 2000 0 YEAS 0 NAYS 114 PRESENT P ACEVEDO P FOWLER P LINDNER P REITZ P BASSI P FRANKS E LOPEZ P RIGHTER P BEAUBIEN P FRITCHEY P LYONS,EILEEN P RUTHERFORD P BELLOCK P GARRETT P LYONS,JOSEPH P RYDER P BIGGINS P GASH P MATHIAS P SAVIANO P BLACK P GIGLIO P MAUTINO P SCHMITZ P BOLAND P GILES P McAULIFFE P SCHOENBERG P BOST P GRANBERG P McCARTHY P SCOTT P BRADLEY P HAMOS P McGUIRE P SCULLY P BRADY P HANNIG P McKEON P SHARP P BROSNAHAN P HARRIS P MEYER P SILVA P BRUNSVOLD P HARTKE P MITCHELL,BILL P SKINNER P BUGIELSKI P HASSERT P MITCHELL,JERRY P SLONE P BURKE P HOEFT P MOFFITT P SMITH P CAPPARELLI P HOFFMAN P MOORE P SOMMER P COULSON P HOLBROOK E MORROW P STEPHENS P COWLISHAW P HOWARD P MULLIGAN P STROGER P CROSS P HULTGREN P MURPHY P TENHOUSE P CROTTY P JOHNSON,TIM P MYERS P TURNER,ART P CURRIE P JOHNSON,TOM P NOVAK P TURNER,JOHN P CURRY P JONES,JOHN P O'BRIEN P WAIT P DANIELS P JONES,LOU P O'CONNOR P WINKEL P DART P JONES,SHIRLEY P OSMOND P WINTERS P DAVIS,MONIQUE P KENNER E OSTERMAN P WIRSING P DAVIS,STEVE P KLINGLER P PANKAU P WOJCIK P DELGADO P KOSEL P PARKE P WOOLARD P DURKIN P KRAUSE P PERSICO P YOUNGE P ERWIN P LANG P POE E ZICKUS P FEIGENHOLTZ P LAWFER P PUGH P MR. SPEAKER P FLOWERS P LEITCH E - Denotes Excused Absence
15 [March 22, 2000] NO. 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE ROLL CALL SENATE BILL 239 REAL ESTATE LIC-TECH CHANGE THIRD READING PASSED MAR 22, 2000 110 YEAS 0 NAYS 2 PRESENT Y ACEVEDO Y FOWLER Y LINDNER Y REITZ Y BASSI Y FRANKS E LOPEZ Y RIGHTER Y BEAUBIEN Y FRITCHEY Y LYONS,EILEEN Y RUTHERFORD Y BELLOCK Y GARRETT Y LYONS,JOSEPH Y RYDER Y BIGGINS Y GASH Y MATHIAS Y SAVIANO Y BLACK Y GIGLIO Y MAUTINO Y SCHMITZ Y BOLAND Y GILES Y McAULIFFE Y SCHOENBERG Y BOST Y GRANBERG Y McCARTHY Y SCOTT Y BRADLEY Y HAMOS Y McGUIRE Y SCULLY Y BRADY Y HANNIG Y McKEON Y SHARP Y BROSNAHAN Y HARRIS Y MEYER Y SILVA Y BRUNSVOLD Y HARTKE Y MITCHELL,BILL Y SKINNER P BUGIELSKI Y HASSERT Y MITCHELL,JERRY Y SLONE Y BURKE Y HOEFT Y MOFFITT Y SMITH P CAPPARELLI Y HOFFMAN Y MOORE Y SOMMER Y COULSON Y HOLBROOK E MORROW Y STEPHENS Y COWLISHAW Y HOWARD Y MULLIGAN Y STROGER Y CROSS Y HULTGREN Y MURPHY Y TENHOUSE Y CROTTY Y JOHNSON,TIM Y MYERS Y TURNER,ART Y CURRIE Y JOHNSON,TOM Y NOVAK Y TURNER,JOHN Y CURRY Y JONES,JOHN Y O'BRIEN Y WAIT Y DANIELS Y JONES,LOU Y O'CONNOR Y WINKEL A DART Y JONES,SHIRLEY Y OSMOND Y WINTERS A DAVIS,MONIQUE Y KENNER E OSTERMAN Y WIRSING Y DAVIS,STEVE Y KLINGLER Y PANKAU Y WOJCIK Y DELGADO Y KOSEL Y PARKE Y WOOLARD Y DURKIN Y KRAUSE Y PERSICO Y YOUNGE Y ERWIN Y LANG Y POE E ZICKUS Y FEIGENHOLTZ Y LAWFER Y PUGH Y MR. SPEAKER Y FLOWERS Y LEITCH E - Denotes Excused Absence