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90_SJ0073
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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, In 1973 a small group of Democratic and
3 Republican State legislators met in Chicago to found a
4 bipartisan membership association that would advocate the
5 fundamental Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited
6 government, federalism and individual liberty; this new
7 association was named the American Legislative Exchange
8 Council (ALEC); and
9 WHEREAS, Over the past quarter-century, ALEC has been at
10 the forefront of the revitalization of the federal
11 relationship between the states and the national government
12 in Washington, D.C.; and
13 WHEREAS, ALEC has served as a counterweight against
14 tendencies to further centralize government at the national
15 level by continuously striving to return as much power and
16 resources as possible to the levels of government closest to
17 the people; and
18 WHEREAS, ALEC is now the largest bipartisan individual
19 membership association of state legislators, with 3,000 state
20 legislators, and 30 full-time staff members; and
21 WHEREAS, The 300 foundations, companies, and private
22 sector members of ALEC form a vital public-private
23 partnership that has stimulated a bounty of innovation and
24 activity at the state level to the immense benefit of the
25 citizens of this nation; and
26 WHEREAS, Through its nine national task forces on
27 Commerce and Economic Development, Civil Justice, Criminal
28 Justice, Education, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources
29 and Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Tax and Fiscal
30 Policy, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and
31 Trade and Transportation, ALEC has created vital public
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1 policy laboratories for the development of policy strategies
2 and model legislation for dissemination to the states; and
3 WHEREAS, ALEC has provided a forum for innovation and
4 communication among the members' states through its task
5 forces, publications, and cooperative public-private efforts
6 to reach common-sense, results-oriented policies; and
7 WHEREAS, During its first twenty-five years, ALEC has
8 performed an immeasurable service to the people of this
9 nation by preserving for each of us the opportunity to be
10 effective participants in the greatest representative
11 democracy on the face of the earth; and
12 WHEREAS, ALEC will hold its annual meeting in Chicago,
13 Illinois on August 18-23, 1998; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
15 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly pause in its
17 deliberations to congratulate the American Legislative
18 Exchange Council on the occasion of its twenty-fifth
19 anniversary and express our heartfelt gratitude for its
20 exemplary record of public service to its constituent states
21 and to the republic; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That there is created a Host Committee for the
23 American Legislative Exchange Council's annual meeting held
24 in Chicago, Illinois on August 18-23, 1998; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Host Committee shall consist of four
26 members, one appointed by each of the Legislative Leaders;
27 and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That the Host Committee shall assist in
29 formulating a plan for the procedures and activities of the
30 annual meeting; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That we extend our best wishes to the American
2 Legislative Exchange Council for a long and productive
3 future; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
5 to the American Legislative Exchange Council in Washington,
6 D.C.