Bill Text: IL HR1026 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the late Honorable Jacob L. Oulanyah for his service and leadership. Congratulates Global Impact Leadership Alliance (GILA) and its founder and CEO, Larita Rice-Barnes, for her remarkable success in organizing these global efforts, which will serve as a gateway for building international relationships and promote solidarity, economic development, and leadership.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR1026 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1026-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize the late Honorable Jacob L. | ||||||
4 | Oulanyah, the former Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda, | ||||||
5 | who passed away in March 2022; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jacob Oulanyah made history in 2017 when he led | ||||||
7 | the largest delegation out of Uganda at one time to attend the | ||||||
8 | RESET America - RESET Africa conference organized by the | ||||||
9 | Global Impact Leadership Alliance (GILA), which was founded by | ||||||
10 | CEO Larita Rice-Barnes, Senior Pastor of Empowerment of | ||||||
11 | Grace-USA and Empowerment of Grace-Uganda and the wife of | ||||||
12 | Juard M. Barnes, the chief consultant for GILA and a principle | ||||||
13 | of The Rehoboth Project; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Jacob Oulanyah was a champion of connecting | ||||||
15 | Africa to America; he was a proud supporter of the work of | ||||||
16 | Empowerment Of Grace and GILA, which was founded in St. Louis | ||||||
17 | and has expanded to working in Illinois and Indiana; GILA is | ||||||
18 | committed to meet the extensive needs of the ever-changing | ||||||
19 | world through its resources and relationships formed on a | ||||||
20 | global level and currently touches the four continents of | ||||||
21 | North America, South America, Africa, and Asia; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Jacob Oulanyah was elected to the Parliament of |
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1 | Uganda to represent the people of Omoro County in the Gulu | ||||||
2 | District of Northern Uganda; before he was elected deputy | ||||||
3 | speaker, he practiced law under J. L. Oulanyah & Attorneys; he | ||||||
4 | possessed specialized training in legal and legislative | ||||||
5 | drafting and had experience in drafting laws and agreements, | ||||||
6 | including peace agreements; he also taught legislative | ||||||
7 | drafting and constitutional law to postgraduate law students | ||||||
8 | at the Law Development Centre; and
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9 | WHEREAS, GILA has strategically identified key leaders | ||||||
10 | from across the globe who are skilled in their craft and have a | ||||||
11 | passion to lead, train, and develop other world-class leaders | ||||||
12 | through foreign exchange and the use of its resources and | ||||||
13 | global relationships; the organization identified the Hon. | ||||||
14 | Oulanyah as one of those leaders; and
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15 | WHEREAS, GILA brings together heads of state, key policy | ||||||
16 | makers, civic leaders, mayors, senators, house | ||||||
17 | representatives, key personnel, business and organization | ||||||
18 | owners, everyday citizens, stakeholders, and many more, | ||||||
19 | providing a platform for cultural, education, and economic | ||||||
20 | exchange; and
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21 | WHEREAS, GILA convened its sixth RESET America - RESET | ||||||
22 | Africa Conference under the theme Time is Now: "Finishing What | ||||||
23 | We Started: Securing Our Future, Establishing A Legacy" at |
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1 | Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri from | ||||||
2 | November 16 to November 19, 2022; the event was hosted by | ||||||
3 | President LaTonia Collins Smith, Ed.D., the university's 21st | ||||||
4 | president; and
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5 | WHEREAS, GILA's sixth annual RESET America - RESET Africa | ||||||
6 | conference included a delegation from the Parliament of | ||||||
7 | Uganda, which was led by the Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, Deputy | ||||||
8 | Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda; and
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9 | WHEREAS, During the conference, a memorial tribute to the | ||||||
10 | late Hon. Jacob L. Oulanyah was held; his son, the Hon. Andrew | ||||||
11 | Oulanyah, traveled from Uganda to attend; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we recognize the late Honorable Jacob L. Oulanyah for his | ||||||
15 | service and leadership; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Global Impact Leadership | ||||||
17 | Alliance (GILA) and its founder and CEO, Larita Rice-Barnes, | ||||||
18 | for her remarkable success in organizing these global efforts, | ||||||
19 | which will serve as a gateway for building international | ||||||
20 | relationships and promote solidarity, economic development, | ||||||
21 | and leadership; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Pastor Larita Rice-Barnes and the Hon. Andrew | ||||||
3 | Oulanyah as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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