A resolution honoring Senator Bill Dotzler for his service in the Iowa General Assembly.

Senate

Resolution

120

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Introduced

SENATE

RESOLUTION

NO.

120

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

RULES

AND

ADMINISTRATION

A

Resolution

honoring

Senator

Bill

Dotzler

for

his

1

service

in

the

Iowa

General

Assembly.

2

WHEREAS,

Senator

Bill

Dotzler

was

first

elected

to

3

the

House

of

Representatives

in

1996,

and

after

three

4

terms

he

was

elected

to

the

Senate

in

2002;

and

5

WHEREAS,

Senator

Dotzler

has

represented

Waterloo

6

throughout

his

career,

serving

as

a

passionate

and

7

dedicated

voice

for

the

Cedar

Valley

at

the

Statehouse,

8

and

with

his

decades

of

service

as

a

machine

operator

9

with

John

Deere,

labor

leader,

and

intelligence

officer

10

for

the

United

States

Army,

has

brought

significant

11

expertise

on

labor,

workforce,

and

economic

development

12

matters

to

the

Senate;

and

13

WHEREAS,

during

his

time

in

the

Senate,

Senator

14

Dotzler

has

been

a

champion

for

the

rights

of

workers

15

to

organize,

receive

high-quality

education

and

16

training,

be

treated

fairly

by

their

employers,

and

17

make

a

good

living,

as

well

as

historic

preservation,

18

robust

economic

development

that

benefits

all

Iowans,

19

support

for

Iowa’s

veterans,

development

of

the

Newton

20

Raceway

as

a

premier

NASCAR

destination,

support

for

21

a

strong,

vital

relationship

between

Iowa

and

Taiwan,

22

and

his

alma

mater,

the

University

of

Northern

Iowa,

23

and

is

always

prepared

to

engage

in

floor

debate

on

any

24

subject

with

a

colorful

and

poignant

story;

and

25

WHEREAS,

during

his

Senate

tenure,

Senator

Dotzler

26

has

served

on

the

Agriculture,

Appropriations,

Economic

27

Growth

(vice

chair),

Government

Oversight,

Human

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Resources,

Labor

and

Business

Relations,

Natural

1

Resources

and

Environment,

Technology,

Veterans

2

Affairs

(ranking

member),

Ways

and

Means,

and

Workforce

3

committees;

the

Economic

Development

Appropriations

4

Subcommittee

(chair);

the

Professional

Employer

5

Organization

Review

Committee,

the

Medical

Malpractice

6

Study

Committee,

the

Skilled

Worker

Shortage

Study

7

Committee,

the

International

Relations

Committee,

8

the

Tax

Expenditure

Committee,

the

Cannabidiol

9

Implementation

Study

Committee,

the

Iowa

Rivers

and

10

Waterways

Study

Committee,

the

Iowa

Skilled

Worker

11

and

Job

Creation

Fund

Study

Committee,

the

Industrial

12

Hemp

Program

Study

Committee,

the

Public

Retirement

13

Systems

Committee,

and

the

Legislative

Council;

14

the

Iowa

Workforce

Development

Board,

the

Grow

Iowa

15

Values

Board,

the

Information

Technology

Council,

the

16

Commission

on

Aging,

the

Iowa

Innovation

Council,

the

17

Streamlined

Sales

and

Use

Tax

Agreement

Governing

18

Board,

the

Enhance

Iowa

Board,

the

Future

Ready

Iowa

19

Alliance,

the

Iowa

Capital

Investment

Board,

the

20

Governor’s

Housing

Task

Force,

the

Small

Business

21

Development

Council,

the

Governor’s

Future

Ready

Iowa

22

Task

Force,

the

Private

Industry

Council,

the

Center

23

for

Business

Growth

and

Innovation

Advisory

Committee,

24

and

the

Iowa

Waste

Reduction

Center

Advisory

Board;

and

25

WHEREAS,

Senator

Dotzler

has

further

demonstrated

26

his

commitment

to

civic

engagement

through

his

27

involvement

with

the

Iowa

Institute

for

Public

28

Leadership

Board,

the

21st

Century

Workforce

Council,

29

the

Institute

for

Decision

Making

Advisory

Council

at

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the

University

of

Northern

Iowa,

the

Waterloo

Nursing

1

Association

Board

of

Directors,

the

Friends

of

Hartman

2

Reserve

Nature

Center,

the

Cedar

Trails

Partnership,

3

the

Black

Hawk

Leadership

Board

of

Directors,

the

Area

4

7

Regional

Workforce

Advisory

Board,

the

Friends

of

5

the

Gilbertville

Depot

Board,

the

Visiting

Nursing

6

Association,

the

Black

Hawk

Gaming

Commission,

AMVETS

7

Post

31,

and

American

Legion

Post

138;

his

many

years

8

of

riding

in

RAGBRAI;

and

by

earning

the

Governor’s

9

Volunteer

Service

Award,

the

Governor’s

Special

10

Recognition

Award,

the

Governor’s

Lifesaving

Award,

11

and

the

International

Citation

Award

for

workforce

12

development;

and

13

WHEREAS,

Senator

Dotzler

is

dedicated

to

his

family,

14

including

his

daughter

Mikki

and

grandson

Dylan,

15

his

Ma,

Virginia,

and

his

nephew

and

former

clerk

16

Chris;

NOW

THEREFORE,

17

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

the

Senate

honors

18

Senator

Bill

Dotzler

for

his

30

years

of

public

service

19

to

the

people

of

Iowa

and

wishes

him

all

the

best

in

a

20

relaxing

retirement

by

the

Cedar

River.

21

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