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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, There are estimated to be 73,900,000 dogs in the |
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| United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Polls have shown that 69% of Americans consider |
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| their pets to be members of their family; and
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| WHEREAS, Research has shown that dog companions enhance |
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| human health; and
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| WHEREAS, Breed discrimination by insurance companies is |
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| reportedly on the rise in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois homeowners have been forced to make the |
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| choice between obtaining homeowner's insurance or keeping |
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| their dog; and
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| WHEREAS, It is in the public's interest that dog owners be |
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| able to purchase homeowner's insurance; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Dog Owners and |
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| Homeowner's Insurance Advisory Committee is hereby created to |
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| study breed discrimination and homeowner's insurance |
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| availability; the Committee shall be made up of 13 members as |
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| follows: 3 persons designated by the President of the Senate, 3 |
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| persons designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one |
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| person designated by the Director of the Division of Insurance |
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| of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional |
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| Regulation, 2 representatives designated by the Illinois |
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| Insurance Association, one representative designated by the |
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| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one |
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| representative designated by the Humane Society of the United |
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| States, one representative designated by the Illinois |
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| Federation of Humane Societies, and one representative |
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| designated by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical |
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| Association; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall hold one |
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| meeting in Cook County and one meeting in Southern Illinois and |
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| shall report its findings to the General Assembly on or before |
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| December 1, 2007; after the Committee reports its findings, it |
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| is dissolved; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader |
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| of the Senate, and the Secretary of the Department of Financial |
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| and Professional Regulation.
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