CONGRATS-BETTY LINDQUIST

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HR0888
LRB104 21833 ECR 37616 r
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to congratulate Betty Lindquist on the
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occasion of her retirement in the field of special education
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after decades of service; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist began her special education
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career while working for the Lake County Juvenile Probation
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Department in the mid-1970s; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist formed Counseling Connections in
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1982 to focus on providing mental health services for children
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and adolescents as well as children in the juvenile court
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system, and she wrote a program to help families going through
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divorce with difficult child custody issues; her practice
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started with two therapists and one special education
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advocate, and it has grown into one of the largest private
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mental health practices for children and adolescents in Lake
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County; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist established the first of five
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nonpublic therapeutic special education day schools in
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Waukegan in 1998 to support children with mental health issues
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in pursuing their education in the least restrictive
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environment possible, and her schools have expanded geographic

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access to services for special education students in Lake,
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McHenry, DuPage, and Cook counties; in addition, she created
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two programs specializing in students with autism and started
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the first virtual school in Illinois for students with school
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refusal; since their creation, her schools have helped
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thousands of special education students successfully return to
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their home school setting or graduate within a therapeutic day
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school; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist also joined the Illinois
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Association of Private Special Education Centers (IAPSEC) in
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1998, where she became chair of Membership, served as chair of
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the Legislative Committee from 2019 to 2026, and was active in
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all facets of IAPSEC; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist worked tirelessly to increase
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IAPSEC membership, actively met with legislators throughout
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the State on behalf of the most severely disabled special
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education students, and worked consistently on funding, Part
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401 Rules, restraint and time-out, and committee testimony;
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and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist's passion has always been to help
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children with mental health issues; in the process, she has
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guided and supported countless special education directors and
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administrators in both public and nonpublic programs, becoming

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a relentless advocate for students, families, and equity
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throughout her career; and

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WHEREAS, Betty Lindquist is the wife of the late Stephen
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Katz, the mother of two daughters, and a grandmother of five;
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outside of work duties, she is an avid golfer and gardener who
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enjoys splitting her time between Illinois and Florida;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate Betty Lindquist on her retirement from the
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field of special education after decades of dedicated service,
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and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Betty Lindquist as a symbol of our esteem and
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respect.

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