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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Governor Bruce Rauner is responsible for filling |
| 3 | | the three vacancies that occurred on the University of Illinois |
| 4 | | Board of Trustees as members cycled off in the fall of 2016; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Governor Rauner has filled two of the three |
| 7 | | vacancies with one Democrat and one Republican and has the |
| 8 | | opportunity to appoint one more Democrat; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The University of Illinois Board of Trustees |
| 10 | | oversees three campuses, Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and |
| 11 | | Springfield; these campuses attract a diverse group of students |
| 12 | | from all over the world; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The University of Illinois Board of Trustees |
| 14 | | currently has only one woman on the board, and no women of |
| 15 | | color; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 18 | | strongly urge Governor Bruce Rauner to make appointments that |
| 19 | | honor diversity and reflect the gender and racial makeup of our |
| 20 | | State as he contemplates who he will select to fill vacant |
| 21 | | positions on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees; and |