Full Text of HJR0084 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Executive Order 1997-01 created the Governor's | 3 | | Commission on the Status of Women, which was directed to | 4 | | identify solutions to remove obstacles and impediments that | 5 | | face women and families in Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The majority of the obstacles and impediments that | 7 | | were identified by the Governor's Commission on the Status of | 8 | | Women in 1998 remain unresolved; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In a continuing effort to help women achieve | 10 | | economic independence, the General Assembly finds that it is | 11 | | necessary to reestablish the Commission on the Status of Women | 12 | | in order to continue this important work; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 15 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Commission | 16 | | on the Status of Women within the Office of the Governor in | 17 | | order to identify solutions to remove obstacles and impediments | 18 | | in education, employment, business, and health care in | 19 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall consist of the | 21 | | following members: |
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| 1 | | (1) two members of the House of Representatives | 2 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 3 | | (2) two members of the House of Representatives | 4 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 5 | | Representatives; | 6 | | (3) two members of the Senate appointed by the | 7 | | President of the Senate; | 8 | | (4) two members of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 9 | | Leader of the Senate; | 10 | | (5) one member appointed by the Governor; and | 11 | | (6) eight members of the public, two each appointed by | 12 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority | 13 | | Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of | 14 | | the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate; and be | 15 | | it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That vacancies occurring because of death or | 17 | | resignation shall be filled by the appointing authority for the | 18 | | group in which the vacancy occurs; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall, within 30 days after | 20 | | all of the members have been appointed, organize by appointing | 21 | | one member as its Chairperson and by making necessary rules for | 22 | | the administration of the Commission that are not inconsistent | 23 | | with this resolution; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission may employ those employees | 2 | | and assistants as it deems necessary without regard to the | 3 | | Personnel Code or any other law of this State concerning State | 4 | | employment; the members of the Commission and their employees | 5 | | and assistants shall serve without compensation; and be it | 6 | | further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That 9 members of the Commission shall constitute | 8 | | a quorum for the transaction of business, and the concurrence | 9 | | of at least 8 Commissioners shall be necessary to render a | 10 | | decision by the Commission; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall undertake the | 12 | | following activities: | 13 | | (1) studying the status of women in this State and make | 14 | | recommendations for constructive action in employment | 15 | | policies and practices, Illinois labor laws, legal rights, | 16 | | the family and the employed woman, women and citizens | 17 | | volunteers, access to health care, education, and expanded | 18 | | health care and employment programs to help women as wives, | 19 | | mothers, and workers; | 20 | | (2) studying and analyzing all facts relating to | 21 | | Illinois laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to | 22 | | equal protection under the Illinois Constitution; and | 23 | | (3) surveying activity in the area of the status of | 24 | | women carried on by any commission, agency, or department |
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| 1 | | of the federal government or State or any private entity | 2 | | and cooperating with these entities in conducting | 3 | | investigations and studies; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission may accept monetary gifts or | 5 | | grants from the federal government or its agencies, from any | 6 | | charitable foundation or professional association, or from any | 7 | | other reputable source for the implementation of any program | 8 | | necessary or desirable for carrying out the general purposes of | 9 | | the Commission; such gifts and grants may be held in trust by | 10 | | the Commission and expended in the exercise of its powers and | 11 | | performance of its duties and prescribed by law; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall make a full report of | 14 | | its proceedings, recommendations concerning the activities of | 15 | | the Commission, and recommendations for legislative | 16 | | consideration and action to the Governor and the members of the | 17 | | General Assembly on or before February 1, 2016.
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