Bill Text: IL HR0079 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Garvin G. Ambrose on the occasion of his appointment by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy to the position of State Victim Advocate.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0079 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR0079-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Garvin G. Ambrose on the
occasion of his appointment by Connecticut Governor Dannel P.
Malloy to the position of State Victim Advocate; and
WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose was unanimously selected by the
Victim Advocate Advisory Committee and recommended to the
Governor of Connecticut to serve as the state's Victim
Advocate, charged with the responsibility of advising the
Connecticut General Assembly on system-wide improvements to
state services for victims of crime; Mr. Ambrose will continue
to advocate for victims in court and work with private and
public agencies to enforce the constitutional rights of
victims; and
WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose has recently served as the
Executive Assistant State's Attorney and Legislative Liaison
for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office; he has assisted
in the development of state-wide legislative and policy
initiatives that encompassed issues on civil, criminal, and
family law; and
WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose began his post-doctoral career as
an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County in the Public

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Interest Bureau, Child Support Enforcement Division, where he
advocated on behalf of the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services by establishing and enforcing paternity; he was later
promoted into the Juvenile Justice Bureau, where he served in
the Child Protection Division and the Juvenile Delinquency
Division; and
WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose's passion for helping and
influencing the lives of others extends into his work as an
assistant track and field coach at the University of Illinois
at Chicago; as a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach, he has led his
high jump athletes to many victories in state and national
competitions; he also mentors his athletes of the track, taking
them to cultural events, conversing with their professors about
grades, and helping them to steer through administrative
difficulties on campus; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we honor Garvin G. Ambrose's years of advocacy and service to
the citizens of Cook County and wish him well in his future
endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Garvin Ambrose as an expression of our esteem and
respect.