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90_HR0166

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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION
 2        WHEREAS, The Illinois Constitution of  1970,  in  Article
 3    IV, vests legislative power in the General Assembly; and
 4        WHEREAS,  The Illinois General Assembly, acting on behalf
 5    of the citizens of Illinois, exercises that legislative power
 6    to enact laws for the common good; and
 7        WHEREAS, One area of the common good  is  to  assure  the
 8    economic  security of Illinois workers so that the economy of
 9    Illinois remains strong; and
10        WHEREAS, Assuring a workplace free of  discrimination  is
11    one  means  of  assuring  the  economic  security of Illinois
12    workers; and
13        WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, as  an  employer,  should
14    provide  leadership  and  a  model  of  equitable  employment
15    practices for employers throughout the State; and
16        WHEREAS,  The  constitutional  officers  of Illinois have
17    done so by adopting policies to  prohibit  discrimination  in
18    recruitment,  hiring,  retention, training, and promotion for
19    employees under their jurisdiction; and
20        WHEREAS,  The  Illinois  General  Assembly  is  also   an
21    employer  acting  on  behalf  of  the  people  of Illinois by
22    employing 1,034 people as legislative staff and in  ancillary
23    services; therefore, be it
24        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
25    NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that  it
26    is   the   policy   of  the  House  of  Representatives  that
27    discrimination  by  this   Body   against   any   person   in
28    recruitment, examination, appointment, training, or promotion
29    because   of   race,  color,  religion,  military  discharge,
30    national  origin,  ancestry,  ethnicity,  disability,  sexual
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 1    orientation, age, gender, or  marital  status  is  prohibited
 2    except  to  the  extent that a bona fide job qualification is
 3    involved.

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