Bill Text: IL HR0921 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Retired State Employees Association on its 50th anniversary of advocating for and protecting the rights and benefits of state retirees, their spouses, and survivors. Extends best wishes to RSEA for continued success protecting and supporting state retirees, their spouses, and survivors. Thanks all members of RSEA for their many years of faithful service to the people of Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-05-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0921 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0921-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Retired State | ||||||
| 4 | Employees Association (RSEA) on the occasion of its 50th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary of advocating for and protecting the rights and | ||||||
| 6 | benefits of state retirees, their spouses, and survivors; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, RSEA is a not-for-profit corporation under the | ||||||
| 8 | General Not for Profit Corporation Act of the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois, whose Articles of Incorporation were filed with the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Secretary of State on September 27, 1976, to support | ||||||
| 11 | and protect the pension, other retirement benefits and the | ||||||
| 12 | general welfare of our state retirees, their spouses, and | ||||||
| 13 | survivors; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, RSEA members are retired state employees who have | ||||||
| 15 | given years of dedicated service to the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, RSEA membership has grown to over 9,000 strong | ||||||
| 17 | with retirees from the State Employees Retirement System | ||||||
| 18 | (SERS), the Judges Retirement System (JRS), and the General | ||||||
| 19 | Assembly Retirement System (GARS); and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, RSEA is governed by a volunteer board, which | ||||||
| 21 | includes a president, 1st and 2nd vice presidents, treasurer, | ||||||
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| 1 | secretary, and appointed board members, all of whom are state | ||||||
| 2 | retirees or retiree spouses; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, RSEA has used that strength to protect the rights | ||||||
| 4 | and benefits of state retirees, their spouses, and survivors | ||||||
| 5 | by maintaining reputable and effective representation at the | ||||||
| 6 | state capitol to support required improvements in state | ||||||
| 7 | provided benefits and vigorously oppose legislation, which | ||||||
| 8 | would diminish state pensions and insurance benefits, tax | ||||||
| 9 | retirement income, or divert pension funds from their sole | ||||||
| 10 | purpose of providing benefits to state retirees; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, RSEA has monthly membership meetings in | ||||||
| 12 | Springfield with speakers presenting on diverse topics of | ||||||
| 13 | interest to its members, including elected state officials, | ||||||
| 14 | candidates for governor, senators, representatives, FBI, | ||||||
| 15 | Alzheimer's Association, CMS, SERS, Age Linc and the State | ||||||
| 16 | Fair Manager to name a few; members unable to attend the | ||||||
| 17 | Springfield meeting may watch the recorded videos on YouTube | ||||||
| 18 | or the RSEA website; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, RSEA has its own members only Facebook group, | ||||||
| 20 | allowing RSEA members to connect with other members; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, RSEA provides a monthly newsletter, The Reporter, | ||||||
| 22 | to all of its members via email or the USPS, containing timely | ||||||
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| 1 | articles of interest to retirees, their spouses, and | ||||||
| 2 | survivors; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, RSEA provides members with a website containing | ||||||
| 4 | articles on items of interest, monthly meeting or event | ||||||
| 5 | information, and access to the members only portion where | ||||||
| 6 | members can view videos of past monthly meetings and read past | ||||||
| 7 | newsletters; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate the Retired State Employees Association on its | ||||||
| 11 | 50th anniversary of advocating for and protecting the rights | ||||||
| 12 | and benefits of state retirees, their spouses, and survivors; | ||||||
| 13 | and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That we extend our best wishes to RSEA for | ||||||
| 15 | continued success protecting and supporting state retirees, | ||||||
| 16 | their spouses, and survivors; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That we thank all members of RSEA for their many | ||||||
| 18 | years of faithful service to the people of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the Retired State Employees Association as an | ||||||
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| 1 | expression of our esteem and respect. | ||||||
