HR1199 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Chicago-based Institute of Real Estate Management, an 18,000 member, international association of real estate management professionals, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008; and

WHEREAS, The Institute of Real Estate Management, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, is recognized as the premier provider of quality education to real estate managers around the world; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Institute of Real Estate Management have earned at least one of four distinguished professional designations based on meeting strict requirement in the areas of education and experience and pledging to adhere to a rigorously enforced Code of Professional Ethics; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Institute of Real Estate Management improve the quality of life for people who live, work, and shop in the properties they manage; and

WHEREAS, The Institute of Real Estate Management is a leader in educating the real estate management profession on how best to protect people and property against natural and man-made disasters; and

WHEREAS, Members of the Institute of Real Estate Management are committed to adopting sustainable building operating practices to help ensure that the properties they manage are environmentally responsible, healthy places to live, work and shop; and

WHEREAS, The Institute of Real Estate Management's members add value to the properties they manage and enhance the tax base for the benefit of the total community; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim June 1-7, 2008 to be the Institute of Real Estate Management Week in the State of Illinois, and encourage all Illinoisians to recognize the Institute of Real Estate Management and its members for the valuable services they provide to our state and the nation.