Full Text of SR0208 94th General Assembly
SR0208 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Illinois' life science and biotechnology industry | 3 |
| is a national leader in developing innovative products and | 4 |
| techniques to improve the quality of healthcare, agriculture, | 5 |
| manufacturing, environment, and homeland defense; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is ranked among the top | 7 |
| three states in the country for life science and biotechnology; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, It is desirable for Illinois' biotechnology | 10 |
| industry, which directly or indirectly employs more than | 11 |
| 127,000 people in Illinois, to continue to grow rapidly and to | 12 |
| generate increased State revenue and high paying jobs for | 13 |
| Illinois citizens;
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| WHEREAS, According to a recent national study, only two | 15 |
| states Illinois and California have sizable employment in all | 16 |
| four major life sciences specialties: research and | 17 |
| development; medical devices and instruments; pharmaceuticals | 18 |
| and medicine; and agriculture, food, and chemicals; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In April 2006, the City of Chicago and State of | 20 |
| Illinois will host "The Olympics of Biotech" - The | 21 |
| Biotechnology International Convention; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, The Biotechnology International Convention is | 23 |
| expected to attract more than 20,000 participants and attendees | 24 |
| from more than 65 countries; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 26 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Senate directs the | 27 |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work with | 28 |
| the Office of the Governor, the General Assembly, the City of | 29 |
| Chicago, and the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization |
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| and other representative members of the industry: (i) to | 2 |
| formulate and make recommendations and to thereafter report to | 3 |
| the Senate those recommendations regarding the State's | 4 |
| commitment to the continued growth and development of the life | 5 |
| sciences and biotechnology in the State of Illinois; and (ii) | 6 |
| to identify measures and make recommendations to promote and | 7 |
| market "BIO 2006", the BIO International Convention scheduled | 8 |
| for Chicago on April 9-12, 2006; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the Governor, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, | 11 |
| and the President of the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
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