IL SJR0045

Designates the Administration Building at the Shapiro Development Center at 100 E. Jeffery Street, Kankakee, Illinois as the "Ira Collins Administration Building"

Requests the Department of Human Services to erect appropriate plaques or signage displaying the new building name

Honors Ira Collins for his 45 years as Director of the Shapiro Center, which gained recognition as one of the best state-operated developmental centers in the United States

Recognizes Collins's career spanning from 1964, including roles as Missouri Special Olympics Director (1969-1970), Illinois State program coordinator for developmental disabilities, and Deputy Director of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (1987-1991)