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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Certain special programs, known commonly as TRIO
3 Programs, are an integral part of the education of many
4 disadvantaged students in the State of Illinois and in the
5 United States; and
 
6     WHEREAS, TRIO Programs such as Upward Bound, Ronald F.
7 McNair, Talent Search, Student Support Services, and
8 Educational Opportunity Centers are designed to help students
9 overcome social, cultural, and class barriers to higher
10 education by providing information, counseling, academic
11 instruction, tutoring, support, and encouragement; and
 
12     WHEREAS, TRIO Programs help provide the support that gives
13 students the skills, hope, and motivation needed to succeed in
14 college and to participate more fully in American society; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In the last three decades, over 2,400 TRIO
16 Programs across the nation have produced thousands of
17 educational success stories; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Both houses of the United States Congress have
19 recognized the achievements and successes of these programs;
20 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 honor and recognize the achievements of the TRIO Programs
4 across the country and especially within the State of Illinois.