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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Governor Bruce Rauner is responsible for filling
3the three vacancies that occurred on the University of Illinois
4Board of Trustees as members cycled off in the fall of 2016;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Governor Rauner has filled two of the three
7vacancies with one Democrat and one Republican and has the
8opportunity to appoint one more Democrat; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The University of Illinois Board of Trustees
10oversees three campuses, Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and
11Springfield; these campuses attract a diverse group of students
12from all over the world; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The University of Illinois Board of Trustees
14currently has only one woman on the board, and no women of
15color; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18strongly urge Governor Bruce Rauner to make appointments that
19honor diversity and reflect the gender and racial makeup of our
20State as he contemplates who he will select to fill vacant
21positions on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees; and

 

 

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1be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3delivered to Governor Rauner.