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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 559
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 559 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the heading with the following:
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| 4 | | "WHEREAS, The boundaries of the 67th Representative |
| 5 | | District are generally in the City of Rockford extending to the |
| 6 | | southwest; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The 67th Representative District has a voting-age |
| 8 | | population of over 108,000 people of various ethnic and |
| 9 | | socio-economic backgrounds; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Violent crime is a serious problem in the City of |
| 11 | | Rockford; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 14 | | there is created the Rockford Violent Crime Task Force within |
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| 1 | | the Illinois Department of State Police, to consist of the |
| 2 | | following: |
| 3 | | (1) the Governor, or his or her designee; |
| 4 | | (2) the Mayor of the City of Rockford, or his or her |
| 5 | | designee; |
| 6 | | (3) the Illinois Attorney General, or his or her |
| 7 | | designee; |
| 8 | | (4) a member of an association representing State's |
| 9 | | Attorneys appointed by the Governor; |
| 10 | | (5) a member of a Winnebago County legal association |
| 11 | | appointed by the Governor; |
| 12 | | (6) a member of the Winnebago County Violent Crime Task |
| 13 | | Force appointed by the members of the Winnebago County |
| 14 | | Violent Crime Task Force; |
| 15 | | (7) two members of the Illinois House of |
| 16 | | Representatives chosen by the Speaker of the Illinois House |
| 17 | | of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; |
| 18 | | (8) two members of the Illinois House of |
| 19 | | Representatives chosen by the Minority Leader of the |
| 20 | | Illinois House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve |
| 21 | | as co-chair; |
| 22 | | (9) the President of the Student Government |
| 23 | | Association at Rock Valley College; |
| 24 | | (10) the Director of State Police, or his or her |
| 25 | | designee; |
| 26 | | (11) the Director of Corrections, or his or her |
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| 1 | | designee, who must: |
| 2 | | (A) be from the Division of Parole; |
| 3 | | (B) be an active field agent; and |
| 4 | | (C) possess at least a master's degree in criminal |
| 5 | | justice or criminology; |
| 6 | | (12) a faculty member of the Sociology Department at |
| 7 | | Rock Valley College appointed by the President of Rock |
| 8 | | Valley College; |
| 9 | | (13) a faculty member of the Criminal Justice program |
| 10 | | at Rock Valley College appointed by the President of Rock |
| 11 | | Valley College; and |
| 12 | | (14) a representative of an organization representing |
| 13 | | Rockford-area businesses appointed by the Mayor of the City |
| 14 | | of Rockford; and be it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be made no later than |
| 16 | | 45 days following the adoption of this resolution; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold its first meeting |
| 19 | | no later than 90 days following the adoption of the resolution; |
| 20 | | and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the |
| 22 | | causes of violent crime in Rockford and nearby affected |
| 23 | | communities; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the |
| 2 | | feasibility of deploying the Illinois State Police to Rockford |
| 3 | | and nearby affected communities and neighborhoods; and be it |
| 4 | | further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall review and analyze the |
| 6 | | Illinois State Police's headcount and minimum staffing levels, |
| 7 | | calls for service, annual overtime cost, and other factors that |
| 8 | | would be relevant to an Illinois State Police presence in the |
| 9 | | Rockford community; and be it further
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop a comprehensive |
| 11 | | long-term solution to the effect of violent crime in Rockford |
| 12 | | and nearby affected communities; and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall recommend a plan of |
| 14 | | action to substantially reduce the incidents of violent crime |
| 15 | | in Rockford and nearby affected communities; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall draft any necessary |
| 17 | | legislation and make any necessary recommendations for |
| 18 | | appropriations for the General Assembly to pass and the |
| 19 | | Governor to sign to place the plan of action into immediate |
| 20 | | effect; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and |
| 2 | | recommendations and submit any and all proposed legislation to |
| 3 | | the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, |
| 4 | | 2016; and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve |
| 6 | | without compensation; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of State Police |
| 8 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the Task |
| 9 | | Force; and be it further
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to |
| 11 | | the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the |
| 12 | | Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, the |
| 13 | | Governor of the State of Illinois, and the Director of State |
| 14 | | Police.". |