Bill Text: IL HR0877 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pam Lowry for receiving the 2009 National Child Support Association's Outstanding Manager of the Year Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0877 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0877-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pam Lowry on | ||||||
| 4 | receiving the 2009 National Child Support Association's | ||||||
| 5 | Outstanding Manager of the Year Award; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, Pam Lowry has been | ||||||
| 7 | dedicated to improving the lives of Illinois children and | ||||||
| 8 | families; she completed a bachelor's degree in management from | ||||||
| 9 | the University of Illinois at Springfield and is currently | ||||||
| 10 | working toward a master's degree in political studies; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Pam Lowry works within the Department of | ||||||
| 12 | Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) as the head of the | ||||||
| 13 | Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE); under her | ||||||
| 14 | leadership, the once failing DCSE has transformed itself into a | ||||||
| 15 | success; for five consecutive years, it has seen record | ||||||
| 16 | collections in Illinois; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Illinois DCSE was formerly considered among the | ||||||
| 18 | worst in the nation, and its dramatic turnaround has received | ||||||
| 19 | widespread recognition; in 2005, the extraordinary efforts of | ||||||
| 20 | Pam Lowry and the DCSE were honored by the Federal Office of | ||||||
| 21 | Child Support Enforcement Administration for Children and | ||||||
| 22 | Families Commissioners' Teamwork Award for Exemplary Business | ||||||
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| 1 | Re-engineering; in 2006, the National Child Support | ||||||
| 2 | Enforcement Association presented Illinois with the Most | ||||||
| 3 | Improved Program Award; further, the Illinois DCSE was awarded | ||||||
| 4 | the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Administration | ||||||
| 5 | for Children and Families Commissioners' Award for High | ||||||
| 6 | Performance; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Pam Lowry's tireless efforts have benefited | ||||||
| 8 | children and families throughout the State of Illinois; the | ||||||
| 9 | implementation of initiatives and programs pioneered by Pam | ||||||
| 10 | Lowry have seen tremendous success; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | congratulate Pam Lowry on receiving the 2009 National Child | ||||||
| 14 | Support Association's Outstanding Manager of the Year Award and | ||||||
| 15 | wish her continued success; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Pam Lowry as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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