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SR 416

MEMORIAL-DEBRAH L. MCCAULEY

104th Regular Session Introduced by Rachel Ventura

Commends Techbridge Inc. for 25 years of impact in hunger relief, pro bono legal services, workforce development, and housing support, plus Techbridge Day at the capitol.

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Bill Summary · SR 416

Summary — SR 416 (Senate Resolution)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: April 14, 2025
Primary sponsor (metadata): Rachel Ventura
Additional sponsors (text): Senators Halpern (39th), Merritt (9th), Wicks (34th), Jackson (41st), McLaurin (14th), and others
Classification: Commemorative / condolence resolution (non‑binding)

Main purpose

SR 416 is a ceremonial Senate resolution that (1) commends Techbridge Inc. on its 25th anniversary and recognizes March 17, 2025, as “Techbridge Day” at the state capitol, and (2) mourns the passing of Debrah Lyle McCauley and extends condolences to her family and friends.

Key provisions and findings

  • Commends Techbridge Inc. for 25 years of nonprofit capacity‑building and technology‑driven social impact since its founding in 2000.
  • Highlights Techbridge’s reported impacts across four core pillars:
    • Hunger Relief: supporting food banks and pantries to distribute over 6.6 billion pounds of food;
    • Social Justice: facilitating over $131 million in pro bono legal services;
    • Workforce Development: creating technology sector career pathways with a $9.6 million impact;
    • Homelessness: securing over $30 million in housing assistance.
  • Recognizes the role of Techbridge’s partnerships and innovation in bridging the digital divide and serving as a national model.
  • Officially recognizes March 17, 2025 as Techbridge Day at the state capitol and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Techbridge Inc.
  • Expresses the Illinois Senate’s sorrow at the death of Debrah Lyle McCauley (born October 29, 1947; died August 24, 2025), recalls personal and professional details (retired Joliet West High School teacher; family, interests), and directs that a suitable copy of the condolence resolution be presented to her family.

Who is affected

  • Techbridge Inc., its leadership, staff, partners, and beneficiaries (symbolic recognition).
  • The family and friends of Debrah L. McCauley (formal expression of sympathy).
  • No statutory, regulatory, or budgetary changes result from the resolution.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Received by Secretary of the Senate: April 14, 2025.
  • Read and adopted (Senate): multiple entries indicate readings/adoptions on March 20, 2025; April 22, 2025; and final entries filed/adopted in October 2025 (filed with Secretary Oct 14; Resolution adopted Oct 15).
  • Reported enrolled and recorded in the Journal (April 22, 2025).
  • As a resolution, SR 416 is honorary/ceremonial and does not create binding law or appropriate funds.

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