Full Text of HR0774 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Computing technology is an integral part of modern | 3 | | culture and is transforming how people interact with each other | 4 | | and the world around them; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Computer science builds students' computational, | 6 | | critical thinking, and deeper learning skills, which enables | 7 | | them to understand and create, instead of simply using, the | 8 | | next generation of technological tools; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Computer science is transforming industry, | 10 | | bolstering productivity in established economic sectors, and | 11 | | driving job creation and innovation throughout our State's | 12 | | economy; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Providing access to computer science education is | 14 | | a critical step toward ensuring that Illinois remains | 15 | | competitive in the global economy and strengthens its | 16 | | cybersecurity; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The outlook for computer science jobs is bright, | 18 | | with over 500,000 open computing positions across the country; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Participation in high-quality computer science |
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| 1 | | activities exposes students to the rich opportunities the field | 2 | | offers; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Computing occupations make up two-thirds of all | 4 | | projected new jobs in STEM fields, making computer science one | 5 | | of the most in-demand college majors; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Computer science education has challenges to | 7 | | address, including counting computer science classes towards | 8 | | high school graduation requirements and providing professional | 9 | | development for computer science teachers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, There are fewer advanced placement (AP) | 11 | | examinations taken in computer science than in any other STEM | 12 | | subject area; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The field of computer science has significant | 14 | | equity barriers to address, including attracting more | 15 | | participation by females and underrepresented minorities to | 16 | | all levels and branches; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Student exposure to computer science at a young | 18 | | age has the potential to address the diversity gap in computer | 19 | | science fields; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Girls who take an AP computer science course in |
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| 1 | | high school are 10 times more likely to major in computer | 2 | | science in college; African American and Latino pupils who take | 3 | | the course in high school are over seven times more likely to | 4 | | major in computer science in college; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we declare the month of September 2020 as Computer Science | 8 | | Education Month in the State of Illinois and encourage | 9 | | cutting-edge professional development for computer science | 10 | | teachers and exposure to computer science concepts for all | 11 | | students, with opportunities provided for females and | 12 | | underrepresented minorities.
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