Bill Text: IL SR0238 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dave Marsh on his retirement from full-time employment as Illinois State Dental Society Director of Governmental Relations. Commends him on his many years of service on behalf of dentists in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-02 - Referred to Assignments [SR0238 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0238-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Dave Marsh on his retirement from full-time | ||||||
| 4 | employment as Illinois State Dental Society Director of | ||||||
| 5 | Governmental Relations and to commend him for his commitment | ||||||
| 6 | to improving oral healthcare for the residents of Illinois; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh is a Springfield native who graduated | ||||||
| 9 | from Springfield High School, attended Lincoln Land Community | ||||||
| 10 | College, and later went to Sangamon State University; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh furthered his education by earning a | ||||||
| 12 | master's degree in legal studies from then Sangamon State | ||||||
| 13 | University; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh served in the U.S. Marine Corps; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh worked for various agencies in | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois government for 15 years under Governor Jim Thompson's | ||||||
| 17 | administration; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh also worked as an appropriation | ||||||
| 19 | staffer for the Senate Republican Staff; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh was a legislative liaison for the | ||||||
| 2 | former Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, where he | ||||||
| 3 | enjoyed working with both sides of the aisle in both chambers; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Through that experience, Dave Marsh landed a job | ||||||
| 6 | with the Illinois State Dental Society, where he has been | ||||||
| 7 | employed as the Director of Governmental Relations for over 32 | ||||||
| 8 | years; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Dave Marsh has worked in a | ||||||
| 10 | bipartisan manner to advocate for the passage of over 200 | ||||||
| 11 | pieces of legislation designed to improve dental care in | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh's greatest legislative accomplishments | ||||||
| 14 | have included obtaining insurance coverage for cleft/lip | ||||||
| 15 | palate surgery for children, obtaining better Medicaid | ||||||
| 16 | coverage for preventative services for adults, and ensuring | ||||||
| 17 | that dental care continues to be a crucial component of the | ||||||
| 18 | State's Medicaid budget; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh is the longest tenured Governmental | ||||||
| 20 | Affairs Director of any state dental association; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh looks forward to having more time to | ||||||
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| 1 | play golf and pickleball; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dave | ||||||
| 4 | Marsh on his retirement from full-time employment as Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | State Dental Society Director of Governmental Relations and | ||||||
| 6 | commend him on his many years of service on behalf of dentists | ||||||
| 7 | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Dave Marsh as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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