Full Text of SJR0060 096th General Assembly
SJ0060 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, An intact, involved two-parent home provides the | 3 |
| optimal environment through which children grow into | 4 |
| productive and responsible adults; and
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| WHEREAS, Parents are the primary "polestar" with respect to | 6 |
| raising their children; and
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| WHEREAS, Our society, State, and statutes should serve as | 8 |
| secondary structures designed to support, not supplant, both | 9 |
| parents in their role as the primary nurturers of children; and
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| WHEREAS, Both mothers and fathers provide unique and | 11 |
| invaluable contributions towards the development of their | 12 |
| children; and
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| WHEREAS, Each parent's contributions to the upbringing of | 14 |
| their children are equally necessary to assure children the | 15 |
| best opportunity to develop into healthy citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, An intact two-parent home is not always available | 17 |
| to children; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Children of separated or divorced parents will | 19 |
| benefit from frequent and continuing involvement with both |
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| parents, unless it is shown that such involvement will cause | 2 |
| substantial or imminent harm to those children; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, The role of the State in such situations should be | 4 |
| to encourage maximum parental involvement with children; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Any legal determination regarding custody, | 6 |
| visitation, or parenting time should demonstrate consistent | 7 |
| application of a presumption in favor of fit parents, including | 8 |
| parental rights and parental autonomy, and maximum parental | 9 |
| involvement so as to nurture children fully under the confines | 10 |
| of the family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 13 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we discourage policies that result in | 14 |
| children being unduly influenced, alienated, or | 15 |
| disenfranchised from their parents; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State's role in the relationship of | 17 |
| children with their parents should be minimal unless a parent | 18 |
| may be unfit or pose a substantial harm to them; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That in accordance with these findings, the | 21 |
| Illinois General Assembly declares that our public policy is |
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| furthered by recognizing both parents' fundamental liberty | 2 |
| interest in the care, custody, and companionship of their | 3 |
| children.
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