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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to thank
3Senator Antonio "Tony" Muņoz for his 23 years of service to the
41st Senate District as a member of the Illinois General
5Assembly; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz grew up in the Pilsen and Little
7Village communities of Chicago, where, at an early age, he
8developed a passion for bettering the lives of his family
9members and others; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz trained at the U.S. Army Airborne
11School, where he learned the importance of motivation and
12dedication, and served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne
13Division; and
 
14    WHEREAS, During his tenure in the General Assembly, Sen.
15Muņoz prioritized practical legislation rather than political
16agendas, making him well known as a senator who could work with
17members on both sides of the aisle; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz sponsored nearly 2,000 bills, with
19more than 800 being signed into law; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz passed laws to ensure military service

 

 

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1members have rights, protections, opportunities when returning
2to civilian life, and sufficient resources for their mental
3and physical health; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz, while working as a Chicago police
5officer and seeing firsthand that crime and gang activity were
6tearing apart his community, focused on keeping children in
7schools and off the streets by working to procure funding for
8after-school programs, making it a crime for street gangs to
9recruit on school grounds, and making it illegal for a sex
10offender to live within 500 feet of a school, park, daycare, or
11child facility; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz concentrated on aiding law enforcement
13officials, creating the Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof
14Vest Act that sets standards for bulletproof vests worn by
15officers to ensure protection and safety; he also fought to
16protect first responders by spearheading a number of measures
17that tightened Scott's Law to protect first responders on the
18side of the road; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz has been a strong supporter of law
20enforcement officials and their families, expanding the use of
21Police Memorial grant dollars to include scholarships for
22spouses of fallen police officers; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz has long been an advocate for
2extending state procurement opportunities to minorities,
3women, veterans, and people with disabilities by voting to
4increase the minimum wage numerous times and supporting the
5ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz co-founded the Latino Caucus, which
7consists of members in the Illinois Senate and the Illinois
8House of Representatives working to develop and pass
9legislation that has a positive impact on the lives of the more
10than two million Latinos living in Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz co-sponsored and supported historic
12legislation, overhauling the State's education funding formula
13to provide fair funding for all schools, and he was the lead
14sponsor for the initiative to give in-state tuition to all
15students residing in Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz worked to give job applicants greater
17opportunities, sponsoring a notable measure that requires an
18employer or employment agency to wait until an applicant has
19been selected for an interview or until after a conditional
20job offer has been extended before inquiring about,
21considering, or requiring disclosure of criminal history; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz served as the Senate Assistant

 

 

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1Majority Leader since 2009 and chaired the Licensed
2Activities, Transportation, Executive Appointments, and
3Veterans Affairs Committees; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz received numerous awards of
5appreciation and for leadership, including Legislator of the
6Year, for his dedication and hard work to the 1st Senate
7District and the State; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz decided to resign from the Illinois
9Senate after 23 years of service to the 1st Senate District and
10the people of Illinois, during which he established himself as
11a knowledgeable, pragmatic, and committed public servant; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sen. Muņoz's future plans include supporting
13causes about which he is passionate and spending more time
14with his family; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator
17Antonio "Tony" Muņoz for his dedicated service to the people
18of Illinois and for his significant contributions to the
19State, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be
20it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Sen. Muņoz as an expression of our esteem and
2respect.