Bill Text: IL SR1280 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Thanks State Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz for his dedicated service to the people of Illinois and his significant contributions to the State. Wishes him the best in his future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions [SR1280 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1280-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to thank | ||||||
3 | State Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz for his 23 years of service | ||||||
4 | to the 1st Senate District as a member of the Illinois General | ||||||
5 | Assembly; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz grew up in the Pilsen and Little | ||||||
7 | Village communities of Chicago, where, at an early age, he | ||||||
8 | developed a passion for bettering the lives of his family | ||||||
9 | members and others; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz trained at the U.S. Army Airborne | ||||||
11 | School, where he learned the importance of motivation and | ||||||
12 | dedication; he proceeded to serve in the U.S. Army with the | ||||||
13 | 82nd Airborne Division; and
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14 | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the General Assembly, | ||||||
15 | Senator Muñoz prioritized practical legislation rather than | ||||||
16 | political agendas, making him well known as a senator who | ||||||
17 | could work with members on both sides of the aisle; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz sponsored nearly 2000 bills, with | ||||||
19 | more than 800 being signed into law; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz passed laws to ensure military |
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1 | service members have rights, protections, opportunities when | ||||||
2 | returning to civilian life, and sufficient resources for their | ||||||
3 | mental and physical health; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz, while working as a Chicago police | ||||||
5 | officer and seeing firsthand that crime and gang activity were | ||||||
6 | tearing apart his community, focused on keeping children in | ||||||
7 | schools and off the streets by working to procure funding for | ||||||
8 | after-school programs, making it a crime for street gangs to | ||||||
9 | recruit on school grounds, and making it illegal for a sex | ||||||
10 | offender to live within 500 feet of a school, park, daycare, or | ||||||
11 | child facility; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz concentrated on aiding law | ||||||
13 | enforcement officials, creating the Law Enforcement Officer | ||||||
14 | Bulletproof Vest Act that sets standards for bulletproof vests | ||||||
15 | worn by officers to ensure protection and safety; he also | ||||||
16 | fought to protect first responders by spearheading a number of | ||||||
17 | measures that tightened Scott's Law to protect first | ||||||
18 | responders on the side of the road; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz has been a strong supporter of law | ||||||
20 | enforcement officials and their families, expanding the use of | ||||||
21 | Police Memorial grant dollars to include scholarships for | ||||||
22 | spouses of fallen police officers; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz has long been an advocate for | ||||||
2 | extending state procurement opportunities to minorities, | ||||||
3 | women, veterans, and people with disabilities by voting to | ||||||
4 | increase the minimum wage numerous times and supporting the | ||||||
5 | ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz co-founded the Latino Caucus, which | ||||||
7 | consists of members in the Illinois Senate and the Illinois | ||||||
8 | House of Representatives working to develop and pass | ||||||
9 | legislation that has a positive impact on the lives of the over | ||||||
10 | two million Latinos living in Illinois; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz co-sponsored and supported historic | ||||||
12 | legislation, overhauling the State's education funding formula | ||||||
13 | to provide fair funding for all schools, and he was the lead | ||||||
14 | sponsor for the initiative to give in-state tuition to all | ||||||
15 | students residing in Illinois; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz worked to give job applicants | ||||||
17 | greater opportunities, sponsoring a notable measure that | ||||||
18 | requires an employer or employment agency to wait until an | ||||||
19 | applicant has been selected for an interview or until after a | ||||||
20 | conditional job offer has been extended before inquiring | ||||||
21 | about, considering, or requiring disclosure of criminal | ||||||
22 | history; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz served as the Senate Assistant | ||||||
2 | Majority Leader since 2009 and chaired the Licensed | ||||||
3 | Activities, Transportation, Executive Appointments, and | ||||||
4 | Veterans Affairs Committees; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz received numerous awards of | ||||||
6 | appreciation and for leadership, including Legislator of the | ||||||
7 | Year, for his dedication and hard work to the 1st Senate | ||||||
8 | District and the State; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz decided to resign from the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Senate after 23 years of service to the 1st Senate District and | ||||||
11 | the people of Illinois, during which he established himself as | ||||||
12 | a knowledgeable, pragmatic, and committed public servant; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Senator Muñoz's future plans include supporting | ||||||
14 | causes about which he is passionate and spending more time | ||||||
15 | with his family; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank State Senator | ||||||
18 | Antonio "Tony" Muñoz for his dedicated service to the people | ||||||
19 | of Illinois and for his significant contributions to the | ||||||
20 | State, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be | ||||||
21 | it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Senator Muñoz as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
3 | respect.
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