| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline |
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| 5 | 5 | | Rogers. |
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| 6 | 6 | | POL, YODER, HUNLEY, FORD, |
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| 7 | 7 | | JACKSON, NIEZGODSKI, |
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| 8 | 8 | | QADDOURA, RANDOLPH, |
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| 9 | 9 | | SPENCER, TAYLOR |
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| 10 | 10 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2025 DR 3841/DI TF Introduced |
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| 12 | 12 | | First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 13 | 13 | | SENATE RESOLUTION ____ |
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| 14 | 14 | | MR. PRESIDENT: |
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| 15 | 15 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2 Rogers. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3 Whereas, Senator Earline Rogers was born on December |
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| 19 | 19 | | 4 20, 1934, in Gary, Indiana; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 5 Whereas, Senator Rogers graduated from Theodore |
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| 21 | 21 | | 6 Roosevelt High School and upon graduation she received a |
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| 22 | 22 | | 7 Bachelor and Master of Education from Indiana University and |
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| 23 | 23 | | 8 an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Indiana |
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| 24 | 24 | | 9 University; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 10 Whereas, Senator Rogers' strong academic foundation |
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| 26 | 26 | | 11 influenced her professional path as a public servant; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 12 Whereas, Senator Rogers devoted 38 years to the Gary |
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| 28 | 28 | | 13 Community School Corporation as an educator; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 14 Whereas, Senator Rogers served as a City Councilperson |
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| 30 | 30 | | 15 for Gary, IN before serving as a State Representative for eight |
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| 31 | 31 | | 16 years; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 17 Whereas, Senator Rogers was the first African American to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 serve as Vice Chair of the Indiana State Democratic Party; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2 Whereas, Senator Rogers was elected in 1990 to serve in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3 the Indiana State Senate, where she faithfully and honorably |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4 served the constituents of District 3 for 26 years and served as |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5 the first African American Assistant Minority Leader of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 Senate Democratic Caucus; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7 Whereas, Senator Rogers authored Heather's Law to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 develop models for schools to educate their students on dating |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 violence, the Indiana Seal of Biliteracy program, the A-Plus |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10 education reform package, anti-bullying reforms, and JoJo's |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11 Law for transportation safety; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 Whereas, Senator Rogers was a leader in creating the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14 Whereas, Senator Rogers was a faithful member of St. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15 Timothy Community Church and a board member of the Young |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16 Women's Christian Association; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17 Whereas, Senator Rogers was preceded in death by her |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18 husband Louis, her parents Earl and Robbie, her sister Denise, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19 and her brothers Robert and Gerald; and |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20 Whereas, Senator Rogers is survived by her children Keith |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21 and Dara, her brother Earl, her grandchildren Rahman, Joe- |
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| 55 | 55 | | 22 Asia, Malcolm, Keith Jr., Emmett, and Cameron, and a host of |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23 nieces, nephews, cousins, and great-grandchildren: Therefore, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 24 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 25 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 59 | 59 | | 26 SECTION 1. That the Indiana State Senate expresses its |
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| 60 | 60 | | 27 sympathy and sincere condolences to the family and friends of |
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| 61 | 61 | | 28 Senator Earline Rogers and thanks her for her dedication to |
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| 62 | 62 | | 29 public service. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 1 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 65 | 65 | | 2 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of former |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3 Senator Earline Rogers. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 4 |
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