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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 89
2 WHEREAS, Allegations have been raised regarding the
3 conduct of Supreme Court Chief Justice James D. Heiple; and
4 WHEREAS, Section 14 of Article IV of the Constitution
5 provides that the House of Representatives has the sole power
6 to conduct legislative investigations to determine the
7 existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a
8 majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive and
9 Judicial officers; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a
12 Special Investigative Committee be created for the purpose of
13 investigating the conduct of Supreme Court Chief Justice
14 James D. Heiple, including the matter currently pending
15 before the Illinois Courts Commission and any other matter
16 that may come before the Special Investigative Committee, and
17 making a recommendation as to whether cause exists for his
18 impeachment; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee shall
20 consist of 10 legislative members, with 5 members of the
21 House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
22 House of Representatives and 5 members of the House of
23 Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
24 of Representatives; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of
26 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
27 Representatives shall each designate one appointee to serve
28 as a co-chairperson; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That the appointments of the members and the
30 designation of the co-chairpersons of the Special
31 Investigative Committee shall be transmitted by the
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1 appointing authority in writing to the Clerk of the House of
2 Representatives; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is
4 empowered to meet, upon the proper appointment of a majority
5 of the members, in accordance with the House Rules; that all
6 meetings shall be public; that advance notice of all meetings
7 shall be given to the public; and that the Special
8 Investigative Committee may gather evidence and hear
9 testimony at any location within the State of Illinois
10 designated by the co-chairpersons; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is
12 empowered to adopt rules to govern the proceedings before it
13 and shall be guided by the rules of evidence of this State in
14 order to ensure a fair hearing, a thorough investigation, and
15 the provision of due process; that the Special Investigative
16 Committee shall have the power to administer oaths and to
17 compel the attendance and testimony of persons and the
18 production of papers, documents, and other evidence, under
19 oath, by subpoena signed by the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives and attested by the Clerk of the House of
21 Representatives when the testimony, documents, or evidence is
22 necessary for or incident to any inquiry relevant to the
23 business or purposes of the Special Investigative Committee,
24 and to punish any person for the neglect, refusal to appear,
25 or failure to produce papers or documents or provide
26 evidence commanded by subpoena or who, upon appearance,
27 either with or without subpoena, refuses to be sworn or
28 testify or produce papers, documents, or evidence demanded of
29 him or her; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That, upon the completion of the investigation,
31 the Special Investigative Committee shall submit a final
32 report and its recommendations to the House of
33 Representatives by filing a copy with the Clerk of the House
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1 of Representatives on or before May 12, 1997.
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