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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a |
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| House Teen Poverty Task Force is created for the purpose of |
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| studying teen parenting, school dropout, youth homelessness, |
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| and health issues that are closely related to teen poverty; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the House Teen Poverty Task Force shall |
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| consist of 4 members of the House of Representatives appointed |
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| by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and 4
members of |
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| the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader |
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| of the House of Representatives; the members shall be chosen to |
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| ensure geographically diverse representation; the membership |
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| shall include at least one Representative serving on each of |
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| the following committees: the House Human Services Committee, |
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| the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee, the House |
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| Health Care Availability and Access Committee, the House |
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| Housing and Urban Development Committee, the House |
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| Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee, and |
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| the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee; the Speaker |
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| of the House of
Representatives and the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives shall each designate one appointee to |
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| serve as co-chair; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the House Teen Poverty Task Force shall hold |
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| at least 2 meetings at which public testimony shall be heard; |
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| additional meetings may be scheduled and activities may be |
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| added as necessary at the discretion of the co-chairs; the |
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| House Teen Poverty Task Force may use outside experts to help |
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| it staff the Task Force and
research the issues; the House Teen |
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| Poverty Task Force may conduct joint meetings with the Senate |
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| Teen Poverty Task Force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the House Teen Poverty Task Force shall |