Full Text of SR1060 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois State Senator Susan Garrett attended | 3 | | Lake Forest College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in | 4 | | political science; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett began her political career in | 6 | | 1998, when she was elected to serve as State Representative; | 7 | | after serving 2 terms in the House of Representatives, she was | 8 | | elected to serve as State Senator from the 29th Legislative | 9 | | District, representing the communities of Bannockburn, | 10 | | Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fort Sheridan, Glencoe, Glenview, | 11 | | Highland Park, Highwood, Knollwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, | 12 | | Mount Prospect, Niles, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect | 13 | | Heights, and Riverwoods; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett served on and led a number of | 15 | | committees during her career in the General Assembly, including | 16 | | the House Committees on Aging, Appropriation - General | 17 | | Services, Elementary and Secondary Education, Urban | 18 | | Revitalization, Consumer Protection (Vice-Chairperson), | 19 | | Election and Campaign Reform (Vice-Chairperson), and | 20 | | Transportation and Motor Vehicles, the Senate Committees on | 21 | | Commerce (Vice-Chairperson), Education, Public Health, | 22 | | Government Reform, Revenue (Vice-Chairperson), Revenue - | 23 | | Subcommittee on Property Taxes, Environment (Chairperson), and |
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| 1 | | State Government & Veterans Affairs, and Committees of the | 2 | | Whole; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett was named Majority Caucus Whip for | 4 | | the 96th and 97th General Assemblies; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett has sponsored multiple | 6 | | initiatives that have provided a higher standard of living for | 7 | | Illinois residents, such as increasing funding for the | 8 | | Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act to allow more | 9 | | individuals to receive healthcare coverage for a longer period | 10 | | of time and fighting to guarantee that children with autism | 11 | | have insurance coverage for treatment and therapy; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, A champion for those with special needs, Senator | 13 | | Garrett introduced legislation to help families with hearing | 14 | | and visually impaired children by calling for school districts | 15 | | to notify parents of local facilities that provide services for | 16 | | their children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett introduced the State's "Do Not | 18 | | Flush" campaign, which prohibits healthcare facilities and | 19 | | their employees from discharging and disposing any unused | 20 | | medication in a public waterway collection system or a septic | 21 | | system; the initiative was presented after the Senate Public | 22 | | Health Committee discovered findings of the level of |
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| 1 | | pharmaceuticals in water; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett is a community advocate, always | 3 | | making it a priority to be highly reachable to all of her | 4 | | constituents by having regular town hall meetings to hear | 5 | | directly from residents regarding issues that are important to | 6 | | them and developing legislation around ideas that come from | 7 | | these meetings; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett believes that government, as a | 9 | | whole, should be open and available to Illinois residents, | 10 | | which lead her to pass major legislative measures to increase | 11 | | government accountability and ethics in State government, as | 12 | | well as providing more transparency and accountability in State | 13 | | government through the Illinois Transparency and | 14 | | Accountability Portal, which supplies an internet portal that | 15 | | lists information about State employees and consultants, State | 16 | | expenditures, all revocations and suspensions of tax | 17 | | certificates and professional licenses, and all current State | 18 | | contracts; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Garrett has received numerous awards | 20 | | recognizing her service to the people of Illinois, including | 21 | | the Abner Mikva Award, the Friends of Municipalities Award, the | 22 | | Family Services "Woman of the Year" Award, the Lung Health | 23 | | Champion Award, and the Outstanding Commitment to Health-Care |
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| 1 | | Award; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Senate extend our best wishes | 3 | | to Senator Susan Garrett as she begins this next phase of her | 4 | | life and wish her well as she enjoys more time with her | 5 | | husband, Scott, and their family; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator Susan | 8 | | Garrett for her years of service to the people of Illinois and | 9 | | her dedication as a member of the Illinois Senate and honor her | 10 | | with this resolution; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Senator Susan Garrett as a symbol of our gratitude | 13 | | and greatest hopes for her future endeavors.
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