Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Representative Gwenn Klingler a resident of Springfield; she is married to Dr. Gerald Klingler and has two grown, married children and one grandson; she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and later received a master's degree in biology from the University of Michigan; she went on to receive a law degree with honors from George Washington University.

Representative Klingler served as an alderman on the Springfield City Council from 1991 to 1995 where she was chairman of the Public Safety Committee; she was twice elected to the Springfield District 186 School Board where she served from 1987 to 1991; she served as Board President in 1988.

Since first being elected to the House of Representatives in 1994, Representative Klingler has been regarded as a child's advocate; in 1998, she received the Daycare Action Award; she helped to pass the Foster Parents Bill of Rights; she has served as the Spokesperson for the Children and Youth Committee of the House of Representatives; she was chief sponsor of the Sex Offender Registration bill and Public Act 92-137 (``Heather's Law'') as well as House Resolution 63, which created the Illinois After School Initiative; she donated legislative scholarships to DCFS for foster children who are wards of the court.

Representative Klingler worked hard for State employees; she cosponsored the Early Retirement Plan for State Employees, which enabled State employees to retire as early as 50 years old, saving jobs and State money.

Representative Klingler consistently worked to bring State money to the 100th district; she sponsored the Springfield Medical District bill, which established a commission to create a master plan to redevelop the medical district neighborhood and expand existing healthcare facilities as well as attract new facilities.

Representative Klingler was instrumental in securing funding for a new classroom at the University of Illinois at Springfield; she was a major supporter of the construction process of the new Lincoln Presidential Library.

Representative Klingler has received community honors in recognition of her work; she received the Charlotte Danstron Award from Women-In- Management for the Women of Achievement in Government Award in 1994, and in 1996 received the Distinguished Leadership Award from Leadership Springfield that is sponsored by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce; she received the 1999 Legislative Leadership Award from the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association; further, she received the 1999 Goodwill, SPARC, and National Association for the Mentally Ill Award, the 2001 Anti-Hunger Advocate Award, and the 2002 Illinois Women in Government Award.

Representative Klingler remains active in the community and serves on a number of Springfield area community committees; she is a member of the Human Values and Ethics Committee at Memorial Hospital, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and the Central Illinois Blood Bank Board; she is a member of The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Women-In-Management, Springfield Rotary International, and the Sangamon County Medical Alliance.

We congratulate Representative Gwenn Klingler on a job well done and wish her and her family well in all of their future endeavors.

Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 63), and I ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House.