State of Illinois
92nd General Assembly
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92_SJ0007

 
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 1                       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The State of Illinois' senior citizen population
 3    makes outstanding contributions to society  and  civic  life;
 4    and

 5        WHEREAS,  The  State  recognizes  that  all citizens have
 6    numerous issues and concerns that can  be  addressed  by  the
 7    wisdom that comes from a lifetime of experience; and

 8        WHEREAS,  The  State wishes to afford senior citizens the
 9    opportunity to impart  their  wisdom  and  share  their  life
10    experiences  for  the  benefit of all citizens in the area of
11    public policy; and

12        WHEREAS, The  unified  and  collective  voice  of  senior
13    citizens  can  provide  important  insight and information to
14    assist in the resolution of issues facing future generations,
15    and by presenting these  issues  through  the  Silver  Haired
16    Legislature  to  public officials of the State; therefore, be
17    it

18        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
19    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That
20    there  is  created  a Silver-Haired Legislature to advise the
21    Governor and the General Assembly on issues of concern to all
22    citizens, including senior citizens; and be it further

23        RESOLVED, That the  Silver-Haired  Legislature  shall  be
24    composed  of  177  members.  One member shall be appointed by
25    each member of the Senate and the House of Representatives to
26    represent that member's district.  Members must be  60  years
27    of  age  or  older to serve in the Silver-Haired Legislature;
28    and be it further

29        RESOLVED, That members in the  Silver-Haired  Legislature
30    shall   serve   without   compensation  or  reimbursement  of
 
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 1    expenses; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED, That the President of the Senate, the  Minority
 3    Leader   of   the   Senate,  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of
 4    Representatives, and the Minority  Leader  of  the  House  of
 5    Representatives  shall each appoint one member of the General
 6    Assembly  to   serve   on   the   Silver-Haired   Legislature
 7    Commission.   The Commission shall have the responsibility of
 8    organizing the Silver-Haired Legislature including,  but  not
 9    limited   to,   determining   times   and   dates   when  the
10    Silver-Haired  Legislature  shall  convene  and  distributing
11    those times and dates to the  members  of  the  Silver-Haired
12    Legislature,   providing   members   of   the   Silver-Haired
13    Legislature  with  staff  and research support, and receiving
14    appointment forms from members; and be it further

15        RESOLVED,   That   the   members   of   the   House    of
16    Representatives and the Senate shall appoint their members to
17    the   Silver-Haired  Legislature  by  May  30  of  each  year
18    beginning in 2002.   The  appointed  members  shall  serve  a
19    one-year  term.   Members  may be appointed for more than one
20    term.  The General  Assembly  member  shall  certify  to  the
21    Commission  the  name,  address, telephone number, and age of
22    his or her appointees; and be it further

23        RESOLVED, That the Silver-Haired Legislature  shall  meet
24    before September 30 of each year beginning in 2002; and be it
25    further

26        RESOLVED,  That  the Silver-Haired Legislature shall be a
27    bicameral Legislature with members appointed by the Senate to
28    serve in one house and members  appointed  by  the  House  of
29    Representatives  to  serve  in  another.   The  Silver-Haired
30    Legislature  shall  be  modeled  after  the  Illinois General
 
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 1    Assembly  in  structure  and   format.    The   Silver-Haired
 2    Legislature  may  establish  committees  by its own rules and
 3    procedures; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That the Silver-Haired Legislature shall  elect
 5    the presiding officers in each house on the first day that it
 6    convenes.    The  presiding  officers  shall  work  with  the
 7    Commission to adopt by-laws  and  procedures  to  govern  the
 8    Silver-Haired  Legislature's  internal  operations; and be it
 9    further

10        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  Resolution  be
11    presented to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House
12    of  Representatives  and to the President and Minority Leader
13    of the Senate.

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