Full Text of HR0416 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB | 3 | | Pritzker has acted unilaterally and has repeatedly failed to | 4 | | include the General Assembly in his pandemic response | 5 | | decision-making; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since March of 2020, Governor Pritzker has issued | 7 | | over 80 executive orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic | 8 | | with very little legislative and local government input; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Executive Order 2021-18, issued by Governor | 10 | | Pritzker on August 4, 2021, requires all persons who are over | 11 | | the age of two and able to medically tolerate a face covering | 12 | | to wear a mask in all public and nonpublic schools; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Once again, Governor Pritzker failed to seek | 14 | | input from the General Assembly, a co-equal branch of | 15 | | government, in issuing EO 2021-18; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Governor Pritzker did not consider local school | 17 | | board decision-making authority and what is best for the | 18 | | schools and students they serve when issuing the new executive | 19 | | order; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Governor Pritzker has the authority to call the |
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| 1 | | General Assembly into special session to take action on his | 2 | | COVID-19 response but has refused to do so; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we urge Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois State Board of | 6 | | Education, and the Illinois Department of Public Health to | 7 | | reinstate local control and allow duly elected school board | 8 | | members to make decisions on COVID-19 mitigation efforts that | 9 | | best fit the community and school districts in which they | 10 | | serve; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That we believe duly elected school board | 12 | | members have the ability to set parameters and issue guidance | 13 | | on the use of masks in schools and on other COVID-related | 14 | | safety precautions; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we urge Governor JB Pritzker to call the | 16 | | General Assembly into special session to consider his COVID-19 | 17 | | response and mitigation efforts as a co-equal branch of | 18 | | government; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered to Governor JB Pritzker, State Superintendent Dr. | 21 | | Carmen Ayala, and the Director of the Illinois Department of | 22 | | Public Health, Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
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