Bill Text: IL HR0550 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Captain Ken Kaupas of the Illinois State Police on his retirement.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0550 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0550-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Captain Ken Kaupas | ||||||
4 | of the Illinois State Police on his retirement; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ken Kaupas began his career by being an intern | ||||||
6 | with the Illinois State Police, District 5; he was hired by the | ||||||
7 | Illinois State Police in February of 1983; and
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8 | WHEREAS, After his training in the Springfield Academy, he | ||||||
9 | began his career with the Illinois State Police, in District 5 | ||||||
10 | Joliet; he spent a short time in patrol, and then transferred | ||||||
11 | to the Division of Criminal Investigations, Zone 5; there he | ||||||
12 | worked in narcotics, as well as general criminal | ||||||
13 | investigations; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Ken Kaupas was promoted to Sergeant in 1988 and in | ||||||
15 | 1992 served as the first director of the Kendall County | ||||||
16 | Cooperative Police Assistance Team and as the Director of the | ||||||
17 | Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force; he was later promoted to the | ||||||
18 | rank of Master
Sergeant in 1993; he served as a Master Sergeant | ||||||
19 | in
Investigations, as well as in Patrol; as the District 5
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20 | Administrative Officer; and
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21 | WHEREAS, He was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant in 1996 |
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1 | and transferred to District 16, Rockford, Investigations; in | ||||||
2 | 1998, he was promoted to the rank of Captain in Investigations, | ||||||
3 | and later was given command of District 16, Rockford; he | ||||||
4 | participated in the Illinois State Police reorganization of the | ||||||
5 | Investigative Zones, as well as served as the Region II
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6 | Compliance Officer, and CALEA Compliance Review
Officer; and
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7 | WHEREAS, He spent several years working for the Operational
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8 | Services Command and the Special Operations Bureau; in
February | ||||||
9 | of 2005, he returned to District 5, the
District he referred to | ||||||
10 | as "home", where he became the
District Commander; as the | ||||||
11 | District Commander,
Captain Kaupas had command of over 80 | ||||||
12 | district personnel,
both sworn and civilian; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After a career of over 26 years, Captain Ken | ||||||
14 | Kaupas will be retiring on July 31, 2009; he is married to | ||||||
15 | Shelly Kaupas, and has a son, Brady, and step-daughter, Jenn; | ||||||
16 | therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | congratulate Captain Kaupas on his retirement and wish him the | ||||||
20 | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to Captain Ken Kaupas as a symbol of our respect.
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