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Joint Distinguished Park and Recreation Accreditation Committee
This committee’s goal is to improve the delivery of recreation services to the residents of Illinois through a voluntary comprehensive evaluation process. Providing recognition of agencies that achieve superior levels of service assists in benchmarking the operations of park districts and improves the quality of life for Illinois residents.
Joint Editorial Committee
This is an advisory committee to the editor and managing editor of the bi-monthly Illinois Parks & Recreation magazine and annual Buyers’ Guide. Committee members assist in formulating the editorial calendar and sourcing articles. They suggest authors for articles and also ask contacts at member agencies to write articles for the magazine. The committee is also responsible for distribution of the annual Give Us Your Best Shot photo contest awards.
Joint Legislative Committee
This committee studies existing and proposed state and federal legislation, recommends initiatives for the legislative platform and communicates legislative activity and calls for action to IAPD and IPRA members. The committee also conducts grassroots educational programs, initiates legislative awareness events, and coordinates activities that increase legislators’ understanding and appreciation of our members’ missions and the issues that they confront on a local and state level.
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