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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 50
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(As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)

 
3     WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois were shocked
4 and saddened to learn of the 32 college students who were
5 tragically slain on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic
6 Institute and State University (commonly known as "Virginia
7 Tech") in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Monday, April 16, 2007; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is home to over 180 public
9 and private universities and colleges, which serve over 800,000
10 students in undergraduate and graduate programs; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The public and private universities and colleges
12 of Illinois operate across the State in a wide range of
13 circumstances, from urban buildings to rural campuses, and with
14 differing levels of police and security resources; therefore,
15 be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18 CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force to
19 Prevent Campus Violence to examine the causes of campus
20 violence and to develop recommendations to prevent incidents of
21 campus violence, including, but not limited to, assault, sexual
22 assault, hate crimes, and murder, on Illinois' college

 

 

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1 campuses; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
3 following members:
4         (1) the chairperson and minority spokesperson of the
5     Senate Higher Education Committee;
6         (2) the chairperson and minority spokesperson of the
7     House Higher Education Committee;
8         (3) 9 members of the Federation of Illinois Independent
9     Colleges & Universities, one member representing a local
10     law enforcement agency in a community where a public or
11     private college or university is located, one member
12     representing community colleges located in Cook County,
13     and one member representing community colleges in counties
14     other than Cook County, all appointed by the Governor; and
15         (4) the Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education,
16     the Chairperson of the Illinois Community College Board,
17     the President of Chicago State University, the President of
18     Eastern Illinois University, the President of Governors
19     State University, the President of Illinois State
20     University, the President of Northeastern Illinois
21     University, the President of Northern Illinois University,
22     the President of Southern Illinois University, the
23     President of the University of Illinois, the President of
24     Western Illinois University, the Director of State Police,
25     the Attorney General, the Secretary of Human Services, and

 

 

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1     the Governor (or their designees); and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That the chairperson of the Senate Higher
3 Education Committee and the chairperson of the House Higher
4 Education Committee shall serve as co-chairs of the Task Force;
5 and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve
7 without compensation; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That the Board of Higher Education shall provide
9 such staff and resources as may be necessary for the Task Force
10 to perform its functions under this resolution; and be it
11 further
 
12     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and
13 recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December
14 31, 2008, at which time the Task Force shall be dissolved; and
15 be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17 delivered to the Governor, the Chairperson of the Board of
18 Higher Education, the Chairperson of the Illinois Community
19 College Board, the President of Chicago State University, the
20 President of Eastern Illinois University, the President of
21 Governors State University, the President of Illinois State

 

 

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1 University, the President of Northeastern Illinois University,
2 the President of Northern Illinois University, the President of
3 Southern Illinois University, the President of the University
4 of Illinois, the President of Western Illinois University, the
5 Director of State Police, the Attorney General, and the
6 Secretary of Human Services.