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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board |
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| of Directors voted on March
19, 2005 to institute an enrollment |
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| multiplier, effective this summer, for non-boundaried Illinois |
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| high schools with enrollments of 450 students and above; and
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| WHEREAS, Those non-boundaried high schools include |
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| private, lab, charter, residential,
and magnet schools; and
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| WHEREAS, The IHSA Board President, who is also the |
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| chairperson of the IHSA Public-Private Task Force formed last |
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| year to study public-private issues, has called a multiplier an |
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| "overly simplistic measure"; and
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| WHEREAS, The IHSA Public-Private Task Force rejected the |
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| proposal of a multiplier; and
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| WHEREAS, It is a fundamental right of Americans to form |
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| separate schools, if so desired; and
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| WHEREAS, It is an inherent right of students to engage in |
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| full, free, and fair
competition with other students in this |
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| State in the spirit of sportsmanship and excellence and in |
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| pursuit of the development of natural talents; and
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| WHEREAS, High schools typically schedule athletic events 2 |
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| years in advance; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that an enrollment multiplier for |
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| non-boundaried schools with enrollments of 450 students and |
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| above not be implemented prior to July 1, 2007; and be it |
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| further
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