Bill Text: IL HJR0035 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety to look at all aspects of traffic safety in an effort to determine legislative and administrative action that can be taken to lower the number of traffic-related fatalities in Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-11-09 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0035 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HJR0035-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, There are approximately 8.8 million licensed
drivers in the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, There are more than 9.7 million passenger cars and
trucks and approximately 347,300 motorcycles registered in
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Bicycles, scooters, mopeds, commercial vehicles,
and pedestrians also share Illinois' roadways; and
WHEREAS, Many factors are to blame for traffic fatalities,
including, but not limited to, impaired driving, speeding,
driver distraction, driver inexperience, and failing to be
properly restrained in the vehicle; and
WHEREAS, More work can be done to eliminate the causes and
the high number of traffic fatalities on Illinois' roadways;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Secretary
of State's Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety, consisting of
nine members, appointed as follows: the Illinois Secretary of

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State or his designee; a member of the House majority caucus,
appointed by the Speaker of the Illinois House of
Representatives; a member of the House minority caucus,
appointed by the House Minority Leader; a member of the Senate
majority caucus, appointed by the President of the Senate; a
member of the Senate minority caucus, appointed by the Senate
Minority Leader; an appointee from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, appointed by the Regional Administrator
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; an
appointee from the National Safety Council, appointed by the
Executive Director of the National Safety Council; an appointee
from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety,
appointed by the Executive Director of the Northwestern
University Center for Public Safety; and an appointee from the
Illinois State Police, appointed by the Director of the
Illinois State Police; the Illinois Secretary of State or his
designee shall serve as the chair of the Advisory Committee;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Secretary of State shall
provide administrative and other support to the Advisory
Committee; the members of the Advisory Committee shall serve
without compensation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee will meet at the call
of the chair, but will meet a minimum of three times per year

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at various locations throughout the State of Illinois; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee will look at all
aspects of traffic safety in an effort to determine legislative
and administrative action that can be taken to lower the number
of traffic-related fatalities in Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall share its
legislative and administrative recommendations with the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of
the Illinois Senate as warranted.