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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate our colleague, | ||||||
| 4 | Representative Chris Bos, on his distinguished service to the | ||||||
| 5 | people of the 51st District and the State of Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos studied at Northcentral University and | ||||||
| 7 | the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos has been dedicated to community service | ||||||
| 10 | throughout his life, pursuing a career with non-profit | ||||||
| 11 | organizations and volunteering in his community; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos' prior work with non-profit | ||||||
| 13 | organizations, which included working to free children from | ||||||
| 14 | sexual exploitation and providing programs to heal children | ||||||
| 15 | and young adult victims of human trafficking, played an | ||||||
| 16 | influential role in his legislative work; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos quickly gained a reputation for working | ||||||
| 18 | across the aisle to pass legislation, enabling him to lead | ||||||
| 19 | efforts for new laws to protect underage victims of sex | ||||||
| 20 | trafficking, improve support for students with developmental | ||||||
| 21 | disabilities, and memorialize the service of a local soldier; | ||||||
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos also led the bipartisan effort to change | ||||||
| 3 | state law to ensure that no one will be forced to die alone | ||||||
| 4 | without a family member at their side, even during a pandemic; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Bos' expertise and advocacy led to his | ||||||
| 7 | appointment to several critical public policy task forces, | ||||||
| 8 | including the Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in | ||||||
| 9 | the Criminal Justice System Task Force, the Human Trafficking | ||||||
| 10 | Task Force, the Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task | ||||||
| 11 | Force, and the Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task | ||||||
| 12 | Force, among others; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, In recognition of his service, Rep. Bos has been | ||||||
| 14 | named a Friend of Agriculture by Illinois Farm Bureau | ||||||
| 15 | ACTIVATOR and a Champion of Small and Mid-Size Manufacturers | ||||||
| 16 | by the Technology and Manufacturing Association; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, As Rep. Bos begins the next chapter of his life, | ||||||
| 18 | we wish him, his wife, Christina, and their children all the | ||||||
| 19 | best; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
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| 1 | we thank Representative Chris Bos for his dedicated service to | ||||||
| 2 | the residents of the 51st District and the people of the State | ||||||
| 3 | of Illinois; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Rep. Bos as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 6 | respect.
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