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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 89
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Resolution 89 by
3 replacing lines 2 through 31 on page 1 and lines 1 through 29
4 on page 2 with the following:
5 "WHEREAS, Allegations have been raised regarding the
6 conduct of Supreme Court Chief Justice James D. Heiple; and
7 WHEREAS, Section 14 of Article IV of the Constitution
8 provides that the House of Representatives has the sole power
9 to conduct legislative investigations to determine the
10 existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a
11 majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive and
12 Judicial officers; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a
15 Special Investigative Committee be created for the purpose of
16 investigating the conduct of Supreme Court Chief Justice
17 James D. Heiple, including the matter currently pending
18 before the Illinois Courts Commission and any other matter
19 that may come before the Special Investigative Committee, and
20 making a recommendation as to whether cause exists for his
21 impeachment; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee shall
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1 consist of 10 legislative members, with 5 members of the
2 House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
3 House of Representatives and 5 members of the House of
4 Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
5 of Representatives; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of
7 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
8 Representatives shall each designate one appointee to serve
9 as a co-chairperson; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the appointments of the members and the
11 designation of the co-chairpersons of the Special
12 Investigative Committee shall be transmitted by the
13 appointing authority in writing to the Clerk of the House of
14 Representatives; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is
16 empowered to meet, upon the proper appointment of a majority
17 of the members, in accordance with the House Rules; that all
18 meetings shall be public; that advance notice of all meetings
19 shall be given to the public; and that the Special
20 Investigative Committee may gather evidence and hear
21 testimony at any location within the State of Illinois
22 designated by the co-chairpersons; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is
24 empowered to adopt rules to govern the proceedings before it
25 and shall be guided by the rules of evidence of this State in
26 order to ensure a fair hearing, a thorough investigation, and
27 the provision of due process; that the Special Investigative
28 Committee shall have the power to administer oaths and to
29 compel the attendance and testimony of persons and the
30 production of papers, documents, and other evidence, under
31 oath, by subpoena signed by the Speaker of the House of
32 Representatives and attested by the Clerk of the House of
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1 Representatives when the testimony, documents, or evidence is
2 necessary for or incident to any inquiry relevant to the
3 business or purposes of the Special Investigative Committee,
4 and to punish any person for the neglect, refusal to appear,
5 or failure to produce papers or documents or provide
6 evidence commanded by subpoena or who, upon appearance,
7 either with or without subpoena, refuses to be sworn or
8 testify or produce papers, documents, or evidence demanded of
9 him or her; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That, upon the completion of the investigation,
11 the Special Investigative Committee shall submit a final
12 report and its recommendations to the House of
13 Representatives by filing a copy with the Clerk of the House
14 of Representatives on or before May 12, 1997.".