Full Text of HR1346 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to thank State Representative Scott E. | 4 | | Penny for his service on behalf of the people of the State of | 5 | | Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny earned an associate's degree | 7 | | in law enforcement from Belleville Area College and a | 8 | | bachelor's degree in administration of justice from McKendree | 9 | | College; he lives in Fairmont City with his wife, Sheila, and | 10 | | is the father of a daughter, Marci, and a son, Scott, Jr.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny's service in the legislature | 12 | | follows his record of community service in the Metro East area | 13 | | and Fairmont City, where he served as police chief of the | 14 | | Fairmont City Police Department, village administrator of | 15 | | Fairmont City, and director of All Metro Security, Inc.; he has | 16 | | served as commissioner of the Metro East Sanitary District, | 17 | | commissioner of the Southwest Regional Port District, a member | 18 | | of the St. Clair County Zoning Board of Appeals, and an elected | 19 | | member of the Collinsville Community Unit 10 Board of | 20 | | Education; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny has volunteered his time as a | 22 | | member of a number of local organizations, including the |
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| 1 | | Southern Illinois Police Chief's Association, the | 2 | | International Association of Police Chiefs, the Law | 3 | | Enforcement Commission Advisory Board, the American Society | 4 | | for Industrial Security, the Fraternal Order of Police, the | 5 | | East Lodge 504 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, the Scottish | 6 | | Rite, the Shriners, and he is a longtime member of the National | 7 | | Rifle Association; he has shared his knowledge and experience | 8 | | in an adjunct faculty position at Southwestern Illinois College | 9 | | in Belleville since 1992, and as an instructor in police and | 10 | | security classes for the Allied Health and Homeland Security | 11 | | Department; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny, who took office as a State | 13 | | legislator in November 2011, passed new laws inspired by his | 14 | | law enforcement expertise, including laws to better locate | 15 | | missing children by joining the forces of the Illinois State | 16 | | Police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited | 17 | | Children, barring sex offenders from public places where | 18 | | children may be near, and clarifying standards for concealed | 19 | | carry by licensed security persons whose job duties require a | 20 | | concealed weapon; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny values the service and | 22 | | sacrifice of veterans; he supported legislation that increases | 23 | | tax credits for employers who hire qualified, unemployed, | 24 | | honorably discharged, veterans who served in the War on Terror; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Penny has voted with his | 3 | | district's best interests in mind; he is a staunch defender of | 4 | | the Second Amendment; he considered many legislative proposals | 5 | | by serving as a member of the House committees on | 6 | | Appropriations-Public Safety, Cities and Villages, and | 7 | | Transportation-Vehicles and Safety; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate and thank State Representative Scott E. Penny | 11 | | for his service in the Illinois House of Representatives and to | 12 | | the people of Illinois and wish him continued success in all | 13 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to State Representative Scott E. Penny as a symbol of | 16 | | our respect and esteem.
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