Full Text of HR1502 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to thank Olga Iniguez for her many years | 4 | | of dedicated service to the citizens of the State of Illinois | 5 | | and her great dedication to the cause of equal opportunities | 6 | | for all; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Olga Iniguez has been employed with the State of | 8 | | Illinois for over 32 years; she currently works for the | 9 | | Illinois Department of Central Management Services, where she | 10 | | has held a variety of titles, including Manager of the Chicago | 11 | | and Rockford Examining and Counseling offices; she has also | 12 | | authored several State studies and reports; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her service at CMS, Olga Iniguez | 14 | | she was employed at the Illinois Department of Human Rights for | 15 | | 5 years; during her tenure at Human Rights, she developed the | 16 | | first Writing Skills assessment for new employees, implemented | 17 | | the first written civil service test for Human Rights | 18 | | Investigators, wrote and developed training for new | 19 | | investigators, and was instrumental in the development of the | 20 | | Human Rights Institute for Training and Development; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Olga Iniguez served on the Governor's New | 22 | | Americans Immigrant Interagency Task Force and assisted the |
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| 1 | | group to develop policies to implement standardized bilingual | 2 | | pay procedures for all State agencies; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In June of 2006, Olga Iniguez was appointed to | 4 | | serve as the first State Hispanic Employment Plan Manager; in | 5 | | August of 2007, she was promoted to the position of Statewide | 6 | | Diversity Enrichment Program Manager; she also undertook | 7 | | responsibility for developing the State's African American | 8 | | Employment Plan through the development of an annual structured | 9 | | plan that assists State agencies in meeting their affirmative | 10 | | action goals; she was also instrumental in the creation of the | 11 | | State's first Hispanic Employment Plan in 1987; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Olga Iniguez has been a member of numerous | 13 | | community organizations, including the Board of Directors for | 14 | | SER Jobs for Progress, the League of United Latin American | 15 | | Citizens, the Board of Directors for the American G.I. Forum of | 16 | | Illinois Veterans Outreach Program, the U.S. Selection | 17 | | Committee for the President's Management Internship Program, | 18 | | and the American GI Forum; she was also a co-founder of the | 19 | | Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees and served on | 20 | | the association's first Board of Directors; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Olga Iniguez has been the recipient of numerous | 22 | | recognitions for her service to her community, including the | 23 | | Lifetime Achievement Award from IAHSE and the American GI Forum |
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| 1 | | Humanitarian Award; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Olga Iniguez serves as a model of hard work, | 3 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 4 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | thank Olga Iniguez for her many years of dedicated service to | 8 | | the citizens of the State of Illinois and wish her continued | 9 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Olga Iniguez as a symbol of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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