Full Text of SR2582 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois State Senator Michael Noland has | 3 | | represented the families and residents of the 22nd Senate
| 4 | | District and citizens of the State of Illinois since 2007; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland began his public service in 1984 | 6 | | upon joining the United States Navy, where
he served with the | 7 | | Marine Division at the Great Lakes Naval Base; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, While on active duty, Senator Noland earned the | 9 | | National Defense Medal, the Navy Marksman Rating, the
Good | 10 | | Conduct Badge, and The Letters of Commendation and | 11 | | Appreciation; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland earned a Bachelor of Arts from the | 13 | | University of Illinois at Chicago, a law degree
from John | 14 | | Marshall Law School, and a Master of Business Administration | 15 | | from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland joined the Illinois General | 17 | | Assembly in 2007, filling the vacancy
created by Senator Steve | 18 | | Rauschenberger in 2006; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In the State Senate, Senator Noland drew on his | 20 | | background in the court system,
including his time as an |
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| 1 | | attorney in the Kane County Public Defender's Office and his | 2 | | experience in
having his own law firm when he served as | 3 | | Chairman of the Senate Criminal Law Committee and as a
member | 4 | | of the Senate Committees on Education, Revenue, Judiciary, and | 5 | | Energy; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, As a member on the Senate Education Committee and | 7 | | the
Education Funding Advisory Committee, Senator Noland | 8 | | established himself as a tireless advocate for education | 9 | | funding; he sponsored and co-sponsored legislation to increase | 10 | | funding to schools in need; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland has been instrumental in passing a | 12 | | number of measures to reform
criminal codes, protect victims of | 13 | | sexual assault and raise awareness of a backlog in rape kits, | 14 | | and passing
legislation that extended the statutes of | 15 | | limitations for prosecuting accused rapists; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, To protect and honor veterans, Senator Noland | 17 | | sought to provide property tax relief
to veterans and passed | 18 | | legislation to prevent electric or gas public utilities from | 19 | | disconnecting service to a
customer who had notified the | 20 | | utility that he or she is an active-duty servicemember or | 21 | | veteran; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland is the loving father of Claire and |
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| 1 | | Lucien Noland, and the loving husband
of Veronica Noland; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Noland will return to Elgin, where he | 3 | | remains active in the courtroom as well as in many local
| 4 | | organizations; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend to Senator | 7 | | Illinois State Senator Michael Noland and his family, our most | 8 | | sincere
wishes as he begins the next phase of his life; and be | 9 | | it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That we thank Senator Noland for his dedicated | 11 | | service to the people of Illinois and honor him with this | 12 | | resolution; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Senator Noland as a symbol of our gratitude and | 15 | | greatest hope for his future endeavors.
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