Full Text of SJR0050 95th General Assembly
SJ0050 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois were shocked | 3 |
| and saddened to learn of the 32 college students who were | 4 |
| tragically slain on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic | 5 |
| Institute and State University (commonly known as "Virginia | 6 |
| Tech") in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Monday, April 16, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is home to over 180 public | 8 |
| and private universities and colleges, which serve over 800,000 | 9 |
| students in undergraduate and graduate programs; and
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| WHEREAS, The public and private universities and colleges | 11 |
| of Illinois operate across the State in a wide range of | 12 |
| circumstances, from urban buildings to rural campuses, and with | 13 |
| differing levels of police and security resources; therefore, | 14 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 17 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force to | 18 |
| Prevent Campus Violence to examine the causes of campus | 19 |
| violence and to develop recommendations to prevent incidents of | 20 |
| campus violence, including, but not limited to, assault, sexual | 21 |
| assault, hate crimes, and murder, on Illinois' college | 22 |
| campuses; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 2 |
| following members: | 3 |
| (1) the chairperson and minority spokesperson of the | 4 |
| Senate Higher Education Committee; | 5 |
| (2) the chairperson and minority spokesperson of the | 6 |
| House Higher Education Committee; | 7 |
| (3) 9 members of the Federation of Illinois Independent | 8 |
| Colleges & Universities, one member representing a local | 9 |
| law enforcement agency in a community where a public or | 10 |
| private college or university is located, one member | 11 |
| representing community colleges located in Cook County, | 12 |
| and one member representing community colleges in counties | 13 |
| other than Cook County, all appointed by the Governor; and | 14 |
| (4) the Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education, | 15 |
| the Chairperson of the Illinois Community College Board, | 16 |
| the President of Chicago State University, the President of | 17 |
| Eastern Illinois University, the President of Governors | 18 |
| State University, the President of Illinois State | 19 |
| University, the President of Northeastern Illinois | 20 |
| University, the President of Northern Illinois University, | 21 |
| the President of Southern Illinois University, the | 22 |
| President of the University of Illinois, the President of | 23 |
| Western Illinois University, the Director of State Police, | 24 |
| the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Human Services | 25 |
| (or their designees); and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That the chairperson of the Senate Higher | 2 |
| Education Committee and the chairperson of the House Higher | 3 |
| Education Committee shall serve as co-chairs of the Task Force; | 4 |
| and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | 6 |
| without compensation; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That the Board of Higher Education shall provide | 8 |
| such staff and resources as may be necessary for the Task Force | 9 |
| to perform its functions under this resolution; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and | 12 |
| recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December | 13 |
| 31, 2008, at which time the Task Force shall be dissolved; and | 14 |
| be it further | 15 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 |
| delivered to the Governor, the Chairperson of the Board of | 17 |
| Higher Education, the Chairperson of the Illinois Community | 18 |
| College Board, the President of Chicago State University, the | 19 |
| President of Eastern Illinois University, the President of | 20 |
| Governors State University, the President of Illinois State | 21 |
| University, the President of Northeastern Illinois University, |
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| the President of Northern Illinois University, the President of | 2 |
| Southern Illinois University, the President of the University | 3 |
| of Illinois, the President of Western Illinois University, the | 4 |
| Director of State Police, the Attorney General, and the | 5 |
| Secretary of Human Services.
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