Full Text of HR1561 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize State Representative | 4 | | Elizabeth Coulson for her outstanding service and hard work on | 5 | | behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Coulson was first elected in 1997 | 7 | | to serve the people of the 57th District; after the 2001 remap | 8 | | of the State, Representative Coulson was asked by the people of | 9 | | the new 17th district to represent them in the General | 10 | | Assembly;
and | 11 | | WHEREAS, She has received numerous awards during her years | 12 | | of service, including being named the Healthcare Council of | 13 | | Illinois' Legislator of the Year, the Action For Children, | 14 | | Ounce of Prevention and Voices for Illinois Children's Early | 15 | | Learning Leader Award, the Legislative Advocacy Award from the | 16 | | Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, and the 100 Percent | 17 | | Voting Record Award from the Illinois Environmental Council; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Perhaps her greatest achievement was to save 64 | 20 | | babies to date by creating the Abandoned Newborn Infant | 21 | | Protection Act (often referred to as The Safe Haven Law, this | 22 | | Act has allowed mothers to leave infants up to 30 days old at |
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| 1 | | safe places such as police stations, fire departments, and | 2 | | hospitals without fear of criminal action); this successful and | 3 | | carefully written legislation has led other states to follow | 4 | | suit; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Coulson has been a champion for | 6 | | Ethics and Government Reform by sponsoring legislation to | 7 | | strengthen the Gift Ban Act, prohibit the appearance of public | 8 | | officials in public service announcements 60 days prior to the | 9 | | election, educate government employees on ethics provisions, | 10 | | and stop the revolving door of government employees into | 11 | | private insurance; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Coulson sponsored several | 13 | | important legislative proposals to reform State government, | 14 | | including a prohibition on gubernatorial appointees and State | 15 | | department heads from soliciting contributions for a sitting | 16 | | governor, and mandating individuals who lobby members of a | 17 | | State board or commission to be registered under the Lobbyist | 18 | | Registration Act; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Coulson also took the lead in | 20 | | sponsoring a package of bills that would amend State laws to | 21 | | provide prosecutors and investigators with many of the same | 22 | | tools available to federal authorities in the investigation and | 23 | | prosecution of public corruption cases; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the | 2 | | University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in | 3 | | Education; she holds a Master's of Business Administration from | 4 | | Keller Graduate School of Management; she is also a licensed | 5 | | Physical Therapist with a degree from Northwestern University | 6 | | Medical School and was a Professor and Department Chair at | 7 | | Chicago Medical School from 1981-2002; she is married to | 8 | | William Coulson; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Representative Elizabeth Coulson on her | 12 | | retirement from the Illinois House of Representatives and wish | 13 | | her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to State Representative Elizabeth Coulson as a symbol | 16 | | of respect and esteem.
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