Full Text of HR0013 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Although the U.S. has made tremendous progress in | 3 | | its struggle to overcome its tragic racial history, much work | 4 | | remains to be done; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Black Americans are much less likely to move up | 6 | | the economic ladder than others; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Many factors are at work, including systemic | 8 | | anti-Black racial inequities, educational inequalities, | 9 | | neighborhood effects, workplace discrimination, parenting, | 10 | | access to credit, rates of incarceration, and so on; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | the Commission on the Social Status of Black Males is created | 15 | | to study the social conditions of Black males, create | 16 | | evidence-based and measurable policy and system changes, | 17 | | develop strategies to assist in remedying severe adversities, | 18 | | support forums to promote statewide achievements, and make | 19 | | sustainable recommendations to improve the life chance and | 20 | | quality of life of Black males in Illinois; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall consist of the |
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| 1 | | following 21 members, who shall serve without compensation: | 2 | | (1) Two State Representatives appointed by the Speaker | 3 | | of the House, one who shall serve as co-chair; | 4 | | (2) Two State Representatives appointed by the House | 5 | | Minority Leader, one who shall serve as co-chair; and | 6 | | (3) 17 members to be appointed by the co-chairs, who | 7 | | shall be from the following groups: | 8 | | (a) One U.S. Representative from Illinois; | 9 | | (b) Four elected officials from four different | 10 | | Illinois cities, one of whom shall serve as Chief | 11 | | Commissioner; | 12 | | (c) Three Illinois high school students from | 13 | | different cities; | 14 | | (d) Three Illinois college students from different | 15 | | cities; | 16 | | (e) Three representatives from Illinois-based | 17 | | philanthropic non-profit organizations; and | 18 | | (f) Three public members from the general public; | 19 | | and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet at the call of | 21 | | the
co-chairs, but no less than four times a year; and be it | 22 | | further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission will civically-engage | 24 | | communities throughout Illinois to fulfill its mandate; and be |
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| 1 | | it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Children and Family | 3 | | Services shall provide administrative support for the | 4 | | Commission; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall submit quarterly | 6 | | updates to the General Assembly; it shall submit its final | 7 | | report of research-informed, evidence-based recommendations no | 8 | | later than January 1, 2023 and upon the filing of the report is | 9 | | dissolved.
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