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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Illinois has long been at the forefront of | ||||||
| 3 | crafting safe driving laws to protect drivers, passengers, and | ||||||
| 4 | pedestrians; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The number of Illinois residents who live with a | ||||||
| 6 | pet has risen significantly in the last 20 years; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The number of Illinois residents who drive with | ||||||
| 8 | their pet in the car has also increased; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, A survey by the AAA showed that 84% of pet owners | ||||||
| 10 | allowed their pets to travel in the car without restraint; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Modernizing Illinois' distracted driving laws to | ||||||
| 12 | reflect the travel patterns of Illinois residents with animals | ||||||
| 13 | in their motor vehicles is in the State's interest in | ||||||
| 14 | protecting drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and animals; | ||||||
| 15 | therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 17 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 18 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Safe Driving with Pets Task | ||||||
| 19 | Force is hereby created, and is charged with the duty to | ||||||
| 20 | recommend legislation to the General Assembly that protects | ||||||
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| 1 | drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and animals without unduly | ||||||
| 2 | burdening law enforcement or drivers with unnecessary | ||||||
| 3 | regulation; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House, the President of | ||||||
| 5 | the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House, and the Minority | ||||||
| 6 | Leader of the Senate may each appoint 2 members to the Task | ||||||
| 7 | Force; and be it further | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, That a representative of the Department of | ||||||
| 9 | Transportation and the Illinois State Police serve on the Task | ||||||
| 10 | Force, and the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee | ||||||
| 11 | shall serve as the Chair of the Task Force; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation shall | ||||||
| 13 | provide personnel, office space, and administrative support as | ||||||
| 14 | needed to fulfill the duties of the Task Force; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall serve without | ||||||
| 17 | compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | ||||||
| 18 | necessary expenses if funds allow; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force meetings shall be held at the | ||||||
| 20 | Call of the Chair; and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That at least 2 public meetings shall be held by | ||||||
| 2 | the Task Force, one in Chicago and one in Springfield; and be | ||||||
| 3 | it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its | ||||||
| 5 | recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly by February 1, | ||||||
| 6 | 2013; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | delivered to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, | ||||||
| 9 | the Director of the Illinois State Police, and the Secretary of | ||||||
| 10 | State.
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