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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
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| 3 | background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and | ||||||
| 4 | advancing the public good, having been employed as an
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| 5 | entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of
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| 6 | California, and President of the United States; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in | ||||||
| 8 | Tampico; he lived in many locations throughout Illinois, | ||||||
| 9 | including his boyhood home in Dixon; he attended Eureka College | ||||||
| 10 | in Eureka, graduating in 1932, and is a true son of Illinois; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction
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| 13 | for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of
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| 14 | America, the second of which he earned the confidence of
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| 15 | three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of
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| 16 | 50 states in the general election, a record that is unsurpassed | ||||||
| 17 | in the history of American presidential elections; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency, he worked in a
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| 19 | bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring
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| 20 | accountability and common sense to government, which led to an
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| 21 | unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions
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| 22 | of Americans; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed
forces | ||||||
| 2 | contributed to the restoration of pride in America,
her values | ||||||
| 3 | and those cherished by the free world, and
prepared America's | ||||||
| 4 | Armed Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through
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| 6 | strength" helped lead to the end of the Cold War and the | ||||||
| 7 | ultimate
demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human | ||||||
| 8 | rights
for millions of people; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, The City of Dixon, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home, | ||||||
| 10 | has established a 15-person Centennial Commission in order to | ||||||
| 11 | plan the City's celebration of the 100th birthday of this | ||||||
| 12 | dynamic and visionary leader in the year 2011; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 15 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission consisting of 10 members | ||||||
| 17 | appointed as follows: 2 members of the House appointed by the | ||||||
| 18 | Speaker of the House, 2 members of the House appointed by the | ||||||
| 19 | Minority Leader of the House, 2 members of the Senate appointed | ||||||
| 20 | by the President of the Senate, 2 members of the Senate | ||||||
| 21 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, the President | ||||||
| 22 | of Eureka College or his designee, and (ex-officio) the Mayor | ||||||
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| 1 | of the City of Dixon, all of whom shall serve without | ||||||
| 2 | compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | ||||||
| 3 | necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose; | ||||||
| 4 | and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall select a chairperson | ||||||
| 6 | from among its members; the Commission shall meet as frequently | ||||||
| 7 | as necessary, at the call of the chairperson; and be it further | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall do the following: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) elevate the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth to | ||||||
| 10 | a high profile bipartisan event;
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| 11 | (2) recognize Ronald Reagan as the only United States | ||||||
| 12 | President born and raised in the State of Illinois;
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| 13 | (3) stimulate and encourage the creation and growth of | ||||||
| 14 | programs about Ronald Reagan;
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| 15 | (4) highlight and publicize the institutions in the | ||||||
| 16 | State that are connected to Ronald Reagan and their impact | ||||||
| 17 | on his life; | ||||||
| 18 | (5) work with and coordinate statewide organizations | ||||||
| 19 | and groups commemorating Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday; | ||||||
| 20 | and | ||||||
| 21 | (6) encourage communities and citizens to support and | ||||||
| 22 | get involved in the commemoration;
and be it further | ||||||
| 23 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall work with other state | ||||||
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| 1 | Reagan Memorial Commissions and the national Commission in | ||||||
| 2 | developing a nationwide plan for the celebration of President | ||||||
| 3 | Reagan's 100th birthday in 2011, including work with Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | school districts on appropriate ceremonies to mark the | ||||||
| 5 | successful conclusion of the Cold War and President Reagan's | ||||||
| 6 | service to the United States; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall receive staff support | ||||||
| 8 | from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Commission report to the Governor and | ||||||
| 11 | the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2009.
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