HR1101 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It has been more than 30 years since the enactment of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act; and

WHEREAS, American society and law have undergone significant and numerous changes particularly affecting families and family law; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has dealt with these changes only by amending individual sections of the Act without regard to the overall statutory scheme of the Act; and

WHEREAS, It is time for a thorough and comprehensive review of the Act to improve and update it in the context of these changes in the last 30 years; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Family-Law Study Committee is created to study and recommend how the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act should be amended to improve and update it; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) Two members appointed by the Supreme Court of Illinois, one each from (1) an Illinois statewide bar association and (2) a metropolitan bar association; and

(4) Two members appointed by the Illinois Child Support Advisory Committee, one of whom is (1) its chairperson or designee and (2) a member of a statewide organization whose membership is exclusively comprised of matrimonial lawyers; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Committee should seek voluntary assistance from education, legal, civic, and professional organizations and institutions in its review; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while serving on this Committee from funds appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' budget for that purpose; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Committee shall submit its final report to the Governor and the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2008.