Full Text of HR1333 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the tenure of
our esteemed | 4 | | colleague, State Representative Litesa E. Wallace, and thank | 5 | | her for her
dedicated service to our State and to the people of | 6 | | Rockford; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace was born on the South Side of Chicago | 8 | | and raised in the
south suburb of Country Club Hills; she | 9 | | attended Western Illinois University, becoming
the first | 10 | | person in her immediate family to complete a college degree; | 11 | | she subsequently
completed a master's degree in applied family | 12 | | and child studies and a doctoral study in educational
| 13 | | psychology at Northern Illinois University; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace applied her education as a therapist | 15 | | and educator, spending
more than a decade counseling children | 16 | | and adults in need of mental health services; her
passion for | 17 | | service led her to assist former State Rep. Charles E. | 18 | | Jefferson as a
volunteer and later as chief of staff; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Upon Rep. Jefferson's retirement in 2014, Rep. | 20 | | Wallace
succeeded him in service to the people of the 67th | 21 | | District; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace immediately championed an inclusive | 2 | | agenda that
prioritized those who have been marginalized, those | 3 | | without a voice, and those who struggle
and work several jobs | 4 | | to make ends meet; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace championed the well-being of | 6 | | children, passing into law a
Foster Children's Bill of Rights, | 7 | | fighting to secure childcare assistance for working parents, | 8 | | and
combatting childhood hunger by requiring schools to provide | 9 | | students a nutritious meal during
the school day; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace prioritized the health and | 11 | | well-being of students by passing
into law a new policy that | 12 | | requires schools to provide access to free feminine hygiene | 13 | | products
in bathrooms; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace passionately fought against policies | 15 | | of discrimination and
implicit racial bias, helping pass into | 16 | | law new training standards for educators and law
enforcement; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Concerned about the economic development of | 19 | | Rockford, Rep. Wallace
successfully pushed for the extension of | 20 | | job-creating historic investment tax credit programs
that have | 21 | | assisted in the revitalization of downtown Rockford; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Always mindful of the disadvantaged within her | 2 | | community, Rep. Wallace
hosted multiple drives through her | 3 | | district office to provide clothing, food, hygiene products,
| 4 | | and other essential items to those in need; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wallace is an example of perseverance, | 6 | | dedication, and service to
those who have served alongside her; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | congratulate and thank State Representative Litesa E.
Wallace | 11 | | for her years of dedicated service; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Rep. Wallace as an
expression of our respect and | 14 | | esteem and with our best wishes for her future success.
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