Full Text of SR0049 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Senator J. Bradley Burzynski has | 3 | | represented the citizens of the State of Illinois and the | 4 | | families of the 35th Legislative District since 1993; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has also represented the | 6 | | citizens of the State of Illinois by serving in the Illinois | 7 | | House of Representatives for the 76th House District from 1990 | 8 | | to 1993; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski served the residents of Boone, | 10 | | DeKalb, LaSalle, Ogle, and Winnebago Counties by bringing to | 11 | | the General Assembly their concerns for fiscal responsibility, | 12 | | conservation of wildlife, public safety, renewable energy, | 13 | | agriculture, and growing business in the State; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During Senator Burzynski's two decades of service | 15 | | in the Illinois General Assembly, he has served as a powerful | 16 | | voice for the State's education system, from primary school to | 17 | | higher education; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has recently served as the | 19 | | Republican Spokesperson on the Higher Education Committee and | 20 | | served on the Education Committee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski sponsored legislation to allow | 2 | | students to receive their bachelor's degrees by completing | 3 | | their education at a community college, making it possible for | 4 | | more Illinoisans to achieve their higher education goals; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski continued to work to improve the | 6 | | Illinois education system at all levels as a governor-appointed | 7 | | member of the P-20 Council, where he sought to find ways to | 8 | | provide students of all ages a robust and comprehensive | 9 | | education; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski created the Alternative | 11 | | Opportunities Learning Program in the Illinois School Code to | 12 | | provide an educational program that provides at-risk students | 13 | | an increased ability to succeed in their studies; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski worked to allow students to | 15 | | voluntarily practice and engage in student-initiated prayer | 16 | | and religious exercises in public schools; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski sponsored legislation to | 18 | | modernize the State's schools by allowing school districts to | 19 | | utilize electronic filing in reports to the Illinois State | 20 | | Board of Education and receive funds through electronic | 21 | | transfers; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski helped in co-sponsoring | 2 | | legislation to give the State's public universities their own | 3 | | governing systems, and he sponsored legislation to allow public | 4 | | universities to keep the tuition they collected directly; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been a constant advocate for | 6 | | increasing public safety in schools; acting as a lead sponsor | 7 | | on legislation to curb the practice of bullying in schools, to | 8 | | provide greater gang resistance education, and to allow a | 9 | | teacher's institute to include training in First Aid; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has represented Illinois while | 11 | | serving as a Commissioner with the Midwest Higher Education | 12 | | Compact since 1993, where he worked to help find ways to reduce | 13 | | costs, improve student access, and discover new policies in | 14 | | higher education; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski sponsored the Advanced Practice | 16 | | Nursing Act, which helped underserved areas of the State to | 17 | | receive additional medical and health care resources; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski acted as a voice for fiscal | 19 | | responsibility by sponsoring legislation to require the | 20 | | Governor's Office of Management and Budget to outline the | 21 | | long-term economic and fiscal policy objectives of the State | 22 | | and the State's financial condition and to make that |
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| 1 | | information available to the public; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has supported the use of | 3 | | renewable energy in Illinois through his successful | 4 | | sponsorship of the Promote Illinois Ethanol and Biodiesel Act | 5 | | to increase public awareness and provide information about E-85 | 6 | | and biodiesel fuels; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been a consistent advocate | 8 | | of outdoor sports and conservation in Illinois and has worked | 9 | | to expand the number of apprentice hunters in Illinois so | 10 | | future generations can experience the richness of the State's | 11 | | wildlife; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski served on the Illinois | 13 | | Leadership Council on Agricultural Education where he worked to | 14 | | expand agricultural programs at all education levels; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has served on the Joint | 16 | | Committee on Administrative Rules since 1995, where he is the | 17 | | longest-serving member of that bi-partisan committee; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has also served on the Insurance | 19 | | Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the Executive | 20 | | Committee, and in the past he has chaired the Executive | 21 | | Committee and the Licensed Activities Committee; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has served as the Assistant | 2 | | Senate Republican Leader since January 2007, and he previously | 3 | | served as the Senate Republican Caucus Chairman from 2003 to | 4 | | 2007; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski served as the DeKalb County | 6 | | Republican Chairman from 1993 to 1994; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree | 8 | | from Illinois Wesleyan University and an Associate degree from | 9 | | Rend Lake Community College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski taught band and choir to | 11 | | students from 5th to 8th grade at Pinckneyville Middle School | 12 | | for two years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski worked as the Farm Bureau | 14 | | Manager of Clark and Clinton counties; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski served as the Governmental | 16 | | Affairs Director of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau for 11 years; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been recognized for his work | 19 | | in the General Assembly by more than 70 statewide and local |
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| 1 | | organizations throughout his career of public service; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been recognized by the | 3 | | Illinois Chamber of Commerce for his continued commitment to | 4 | | support the growth of businesses throughout the State and was | 5 | | awarded the honor of "Champion of Free Enterprise" by the | 6 | | Chamber for his distinguished voting record; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been recognized by the | 8 | | Illinois Civil Justice League for his dedication to reforming | 9 | | the State's civil justice system and was awarded the honor of | 10 | | "Friend of Fairness" by the League for his distinguished voting | 11 | | record; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski has been named "Legislator of | 13 | | the Year" by multiple organizations throughout the State for | 14 | | his work in the General Assembly, including the Illinois | 15 | | Nurses' Association, the Illinois Manufactured Homes | 16 | | Association, the Illinois Optometry Association, the Illinois | 17 | | Academy of Physicians Assistants, and the Illinois Public | 18 | | Transportation Association; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski is a member of the Maywood | 20 | | Evangelical Free Church; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Senator Burzynski and his wife, Judy, will spend |
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| 1 | | time with their son, Benjamin, daughter-in-law, Abbie, and | 2 | | their children, Ethan, Hannah and Zoe; and with his daughter, | 3 | | Beth, son-in-law, Kristian, and their children, Kylie and | 4 | | Bailey; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator | 7 | | Burzynski for his dedicated service to the people of Illinois | 8 | | and honor him with this resolution; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Senator Burzynski with our best wishes for his | 11 | | future endeavors.
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