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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26


2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
4SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the End Gun Violence in 
5Disproportionately Impacted Areas Task Force is created to 
6study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy 
7proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting 
8trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in 
9disproportionately impacted areas; and be it further

10    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 
11following members who shall serve without compensation:
12        (1) One member of the House of Representatives 
13 appointed by the Speaker of the House;
14        (2) One member of the House of Representatives 
15 appointed by the House Minority Leader;
16        (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate 
17 President;
18        (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate 
19 Minority Leader;
20        (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal 
21 Justice Information Authority or his or her designee, who 
22 shall serve as chair;
23        (6) The Director of the Department of Commerce and 
24 Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, who shall 
 
 
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1 serve as an ex officio, nonvoting, advisory member;
2        (7) The Director of the Department of Children and 
3 Family Services or his or her designee;
4        (8) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services 
5 or his or her designee;
6        (9) The State Superintendent of Education or his or 
7 her designee;
8        (10) The Director of the Illinois Housing Development 
9 Authority or his or her designee;
10        (11) The Director of the Illinois State Police or his 
11 or her designee; and
12        (12) The following members appointed by the Governor:
13            (a) One elected county official representing a 
14 disproportionately impacted area;
15            (b) One elected state official representing a 
16 disproportionately impacted area;
17            (c) One elected federal official representing a 
18 disproportionately impacted area;
19            (d) One representative of the Chicago Police 
20 Department;
21            (e) One representative of a municipal police 
22 department located in a disproportionately impacted 
23 area;
24            (f) Two representatives of non-profit 
25 organizations with budgets over $1,000,000 that 
26 primary work directly on violence reduction;
 
 
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1            (g) Three representatives of non-profit 
2 organizations with budgets under $1,000,000 that 
3 primary work directly on violence reduction;
4            (h) Two representatives of non-profit 
5 organizations that primarily engage in street level 
6 violence reduction and outreach to at-risk 
7 individuals;
8            (i) Three members employed by news media 
9 organizations in the top five news media markets 
10 nationwide as determined by Nielsen Media Research, 
11 who live in a disproportionately impacted area;
12            (j) One member employed by a news media 
13 organization in Illinois who lives in a 
14 disproportionately impacted area; and
15            (k) Ten residents of the state that reside in 
16 disproportionately impacted areas that have 
17 experienced high rates of gun violence for at least 
18 the previous ten years; and be it further

19    RESOLVED, That if a vacancy occurs in the Task Force it 
20shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
21appointment; and be it further

22    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
23chair; and be it further

 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services, Office of 
2Firearm Violence Prevention shall provide administrative 
3support for the Task Force; and be it further

4    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final 
5report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 
62026, and upon the filing of the report, the Task Force is 
7dissolved; and be it further

8    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
9delivered to the Speaker of the House, the House Minority 
10Leader, the Senate President, the Senate Minority Leader, the 
11Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice 
12Information Authority, the Director of the Department of 
13Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Director of the 
14Department of Children and Family Services, the Secretary of 
15the Department of Human Services, the State Superintendent of 
16Education, the Director of the Illinois Housing Development 
17Authority, the Director of the Illinois State Police, and the 
18Governor.