House Concurrent Resolution 105

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  1  1           HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  JACOBS
  1  3 A Concurrent Resolution concerning the Midwestern
  1  4    Legislative Conference of the Council of State
  1  5    Governments.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa is honored to host the
  1  7 Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of
  1  8 State Governments in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 11
  1  9 through 14, 2004; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, the Midwestern Legislative Conference is
  1 11 the regional organization for all Midwestern state
  1 12 legislators and their staffs for the purpose of
  1 13 developing and examining public policy options for the
  1 14 Midwest and the nation; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the Midwestern Legislative Conference
  1 16 develops and maintains contact among legislators,
  1 17 public officials, and the private sector from the
  1 18 states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
  1 19 Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,
  1 20 and Wisconsin; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the Iowa Commission on Interstate
  1 22 Cooperation is organizing this year's legislative
  1 23 conference and plans to present an informative program
  1 24 regarding issues and subjects of concern to the member
  1 25 states of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the
  1 26 Council of State Governments; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, the Iowa Commission on Interstate
  1 28 Cooperation also plans to present an enjoyable program
  1 29 of entertainment and recreational events in
  1 30 conjunction with the 2004 Annual Meeting; NOW
  2  1 THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
  2  3 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the
  2  4 State of Iowa cordially invites all legislators,
  2  5 public officials, legislative staff, and private
  2  6 sector representatives from the Midwestern states to
  2  7 attend this year's conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on
  2  8 July 11 through 14, 2004; and
  2  9    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
  2 10 resolution be sent by the Legislative Services Agency
  2 11 to all presiding officers and majority and minority
  2 12 leaders of the state legislatures of the member states
  2 13 of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the
  2 14 Council on State Governments; and
  2 15    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the presiding officers
  2 16 and majority and minority leaders of the state
  2 17 legislatures of our neighboring states are hereby
  2 18 encouraged to give their full support to the active
  2 19 participation by their members and staffs in the 2004
  2 20 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative
  2 21 Conference.
  2 22 LSB 5830HH 80
  2 23 rj/gg/14