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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 CONCURRING HEREIN, that a Court System Committee be created to
5 investigate ways to ease the backlog of cases in the court
6 system by utilizing retired judges on a part-time or temporary
7 basis; in its investigation, at a minimum, the Committee shall
8 consider the use of retired judges as both hearing officers and
9 arbitrators; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That the Committee shall take into account the
11 effect that appointing retired judges to these positions shall
12 have on the retired judges' pensions and shall look for ways in
13 which to minimize the effect on the retired judges' pensions;
14 and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of the
16 following: the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of
17 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
18 the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each
19 appoint one member, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
20 is asked to appoint two members; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That the Court System Committee shall submit a
22 written report of its findings and recommendations to the
23 General Assembly no later than November 1, 2005.