SJ0082 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, During the 96th General Assembly, the Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee was created pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 5 to examine issues related to racial and socioeconomic disparities affecting the pro-social development of children and youth; identify ways to engage more parents in being accountable for the actions of their children; identify ways to engage more communities in being accountable for investing in pro-social development of children and families; research the types of supports needed to help parents develop the necessary skills to ensure that their children achieve positive youth development and to reduce factors that lead to violence in the community, home, and school; and study what systems are needed to assist communities to reinvest in and support children and families; and

WHEREAS, More time is needed for the Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee to complete its work; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee is extended; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Parents and Community Accountability Study Committee shall submit a report, as established in its authorizing resolution, before December 31, 2010; and be it further

RESOLVED, That with this reporting extension, the Committee shall continue to operate pursuant to its authorizing resolution.