HR0240 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Some public or private colleges and universities claim to be "veteran friendly" without having student veterans represented on their governing boards; and

WHEREAS, Student veterans have different needs compared to other students; to ensure representation and consideration of those needs in the deliberations of post-secondary educational institutions' governing boards, student veterans should serve on those boards; and

WHEREAS, These veteran student governing board members do not have to be voting members in order to impart their particular wisdom on issues affecting veterans; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we state our belief that a public or private post-secondary educational institution should include a student veteran on its governing board if the institution wishes to call itself "veteran friendly"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be made available to every public or private post-secondary educational institution governing board in this State.