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WHEREAS, there has been a recent influx of immigrants moving into the state of Missouri and such immigrants can affect the amount of state government services that are necessary and the ways state government services are administered; and
WHEREAS, such immigrants affect our state educational system by creating a need for programs to enhance language communication; and
WHEREAS, our local law enforcement agencies are faced with new difficulties in assisting residents in the understanding of, and in the abiding with, state and federal law; and
WHEREAS, many of the recent immigrants do not have adequate health care coverage which results in limited access, or no access, to health care; and
WHEREAS, this recent increase of persons with limited English speaking skills and different cultural backgrounds is having an impact on local communities and neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, there is a recent increase in demand for social services benefits; and
WHEREAS, there are more demands on employment training programs for unskilled workers in our state:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri House of Representatives of the Ninetieth General Assembly, First Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, that a Joint Committee on Immigration in Missouri be created to study the effects of the recent trend in immigration and to make recommendations on how best to prepare for the impact of this trend; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee be comprised of ten members, five members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and five members to be appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate, with no more than three House members or three Senate members being from the same political party; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee be authorized to hold hearings and investigations as it deems advisable, and that the staffs of House Research, Senate Research and the Committee on Legislative Research provide any technical or clerical assistance requested by the committee and the members of the committee shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties for the committee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee report its recommendations and findings to the Missouri General Assembly by January 1, 2000, and that the authority of such committee shall terminate on December 31, 2000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem of the Senate.