Full Text of HJR0037 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Although much of America is thriving | 3 | | economically, rural areas have not recovered
from the Great | 4 | | Recession of the late 2000s; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Georgia, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New | 6 | | York, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin have all | 7 | | begun to look into rural concerns through the creation
of | 8 | | initiatives, committees, councils, and agencies; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 12 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Rural | 13 | | Development Task Force whose purpose
is the following: | 14 | | (1) Study the conditions, needs, issues, and problems | 15 | | in the agriculture industry; and | 16 | |
(2) Evaluate any action or legislation that may be | 17 | | necessary to promote economic
development in the rural | 18 | | areas of the State; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the | 20 | | following members, who shall serve without
compensation: | 21 | | (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 22 | | (2) One member appointed by
the Minority Leader of the |
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| 1 | | House; | 2 | | (3) One member appointed by the President of the | 3 | | Senate; | 4 | | (4) One
member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 5 | | Senate; | 6 | | (5) One member appointed by the
Governor; | 7 | | (6) One member appointed by the Director of the | 8 | | Department of Agriculture; | 9 | | (7) One member appointed by the
Director of the | 10 | | Department of Commerce and Economic Development; | 11 | | (8) One
member representing the State's largest | 12 | | agricultural association, appointed by the Speaker of the | 13 | | House; and | 14 | | (9) One member representing the State's largest | 15 | | economic development association, appointed by the | 16 | | Minority Leader of the House; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall elect a chairperson | 18 | | from its membership and shall have
the authority to determine | 19 | | its own meeting schedule, hearing schedule, and agendas; and be | 20 | | it
further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That any vacancy in the membership of the Task | 22 | | Force shall be filled in the manner
in which the original | 23 | | member was appointed; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture shall provide | 2 | | any necessary administrative
support; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 4 | | to the
Governor and General Assembly no later than December 31, | 5 | | 2019, and upon the filing of its report, is dissolved.
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