Bill Text: IL HR1388 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Representative Chapin Rose on his service and accomplishments in the Illinois House of Representatives and congratulates him on his recent election to the 51st Illinois State Senate District.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1388 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1388-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 honor Representative Chapin Rose for | ||||||
| 4 | his service and accomplishments in the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 5 | Representatives and congratulate him on his recent election to | ||||||
| 6 | the 51st Illinois State Senate District; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chapin Rose was born and raised in central | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois; having grown up in the college town of Charleston, he | ||||||
| 9 | has a lifelong passion for higher education and a special place | ||||||
| 10 | in his heart for Eastern Illinois University and Panther | ||||||
| 11 | Athletics; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Charleston High School, | ||||||
| 13 | Chapin Rose enrolled in and earned his bachelor's degree from | ||||||
| 14 | the University of Illinois; he also graduated from the | ||||||
| 15 | University of Illinois College of Law and is a lifetime member | ||||||
| 16 | of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and a proud | ||||||
| 17 | supporter of Fighting Illini Athletics; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Before beginning his service with the Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | House in 2003, Representative Rose served as a Senior Assistant | ||||||
| 20 | State's Attorney in Champaign County with a felony caseload; | ||||||
| 21 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Representative Chapin Rose has been a tireless | ||||||
| 2 | advocate for families and institutions in his district, | ||||||
| 3 | promoting jobs, agriculture and support for local universities | ||||||
| 4 | and community colleges; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, As Co-Chairman of the House Republican | ||||||
| 6 | Methamphetamine Task Force, Representative Rose helped | ||||||
| 7 | organize public hearings across the State and spearheaded the | ||||||
| 8 | passage of a comprehensive legislative package cracking down on | ||||||
| 9 | meth makers and diminishing the dangerous drug's impact on | ||||||
| 10 | local families and communities; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Calling on his experience as a former prosecutor, | ||||||
| 12 | Chapin Rose helped implement a comprehensive and much needed | ||||||
| 13 | rewrite of the State of Illinois' Criminal Code; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Representative Rose worked in a bipartisan | ||||||
| 15 | fashion on the House Medicaid Working Group to craft and pass | ||||||
| 16 | landmark cost-saving Medicaid reforms; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Representative Rose worked with State colleges | ||||||
| 18 | and universities to fundamentally change the way our | ||||||
| 19 | institutions of higher education are funded through | ||||||
| 20 | Performance Based Budgeting for universities; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Representative Rose championed support for | ||||||
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| 1 | Eastern Illinois University's Fine Arts Center project and its | ||||||
| 2 | Renewable Energy Center, the University of Illinois' Allerton | ||||||
| 3 | Park, and various projects and programs at Parkland and | ||||||
| 4 | Lakeland Colleges - both institutions that he attended as a | ||||||
| 5 | student during his formative years; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Representative Rose played a key role in the | ||||||
| 7 | impeachment of former Governor Rod Blagojevich and is the only | ||||||
| 8 | member of the General Assembly in State history to testify at | ||||||
| 9 | the impeachment trial of a sitting governor; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Representative Chapin Rose has received numerous | ||||||
| 11 | awards for his work in the General Assembly, including the 2003 | ||||||
| 12 | Bowhay Fellowship Award from the Midwestern Legislative | ||||||
| 13 | Conference, the Legislator of the Year award from the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Drug Education Alliance, the Illinois Farm Bureau/Activator | ||||||
| 15 | "Friend of Agriculture" Award during each term of office,
the | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association's 2005 | ||||||
| 17 | Legislative Leadership Award, the Douglas County Regional | ||||||
| 18 | Prevention Group's Certificate of Recognition for | ||||||
| 19 | Methamphetamine Awareness in Central Illinois in 2006, and the | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Civil Justice League's 2007 Friends of Fairness Award; | ||||||
| 21 | he was also a member of the inaugural class of the prestigious | ||||||
| 22 | Edgar Fellows; and
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| 23 | WHEREAS, Representative Rose and his wife, Camille, are the | ||||||
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| 1 | proud parents of 4 children, Jack, Annie, Kyra, and Grace; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House will miss both | ||||||
| 3 | the dedication and humor with which Representative Rose has | ||||||
| 4 | tackled the issues that come before this chamber and wish him | ||||||
| 5 | well in the new challenges that await him in the Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | Senate; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 9 | we honor Representative Chapin Rose on his service and | ||||||
| 10 | accomplishments in the Illinois House, congratulate him on his | ||||||
| 11 | recent election to the 51st Illinois State Senate District, and | ||||||
| 12 | wish him continued success in the future; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to Representative Chapin Rose as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | esteem and respect.
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