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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The costs of housing prisoners in the Illinois |
| 3 | | Penitentiary System and county jails are a tremendous burden on |
| 4 | | the Illinois taxpayers; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The recidivism rate among prisoners in the |
| 6 | | Illinois correctional system is about 54%; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Many persons sentenced to prison or jail have the |
| 8 | | potential of rehabilitation; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Service in the Armed Forces of the United States |
| 10 | | and the Illinois National Guard by persons who would otherwise |
| 11 | | be sentenced to prison or jail would be a more productive |
| 12 | | alternative for these persons; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Armed Forces of the United States and the |
| 14 | | Illinois National Guard promote self-respect and enhance a |
| 15 | | person's ability to serve the remainder of his or her life as a |
| 16 | | productive citizen; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, A Second Chance Task Force should be created to |
| 18 | | study military service as an alternative to imprisonment; |
| 19 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 3 | | the House create the Second Chance Task Force to study military |
| 4 | | service as an alternative to imprisonment; and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 8 members as |
| 6 | | follows: |
| 7 | | (1) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 8 | | Representatives; and |
| 9 | | (2) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 10 | | House of Representatives; and be it further
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall choose its chair and |
| 12 | | other officers and shall meet at the call of the chair; and be |
| 13 | | it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve |
| 15 | | without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their |
| 16 | | reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for |
| 17 | | that purpose; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the assistance |
| 19 | | of the Department of Military Affairs and such other persons as |
| 20 | | it deems appropriate and shall report its findings and |
| 21 | | recommendations to the House of Representatives by December 31, |
| 22 | | 2012.
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