Full Text of HR0548 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the late Leticia "Letty" | 4 | | Lozano for the impact her advocacy made on the vocation of | 5 | | Paraprofessionals and School-Related Personnel (PSRPs) in the | 6 | | State of Illinois; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Leticia Lozano was an employee of Chicago Public | 8 | | Schools (CPS), working at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory | 9 | | High School for the majority of her career before joining the | 10 | | staff of Charles A. Prosser Career Academy as the attendance | 11 | | clerk; during her tenure, she was noted by colleagues for her | 12 | | dedication and devotion to the students, families, staff, and | 13 | | community; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Leticia Lozano wished to become a substitute | 15 | | teacher at Prosser Career Academy in retirement; however, as | 16 | | an attendance clerk, she was prohibited from doing so by State | 17 | | law that governs the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit | 18 | | Fund of Chicago, from which CPS paraprofessionals draw their | 19 | | pensions; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Leticia | 21 | | Lozano championed changing the law, and the union, in turn, | 22 | | worked with members of the General Assembly; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The change Leticia Lozano sought was eventually | 2 | | introduced as Illinois Senate Bill 1646 in the 103rd General | 3 | | Assembly in 2023; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, SB 1646 allowed PSRPs, such as Leticia Lozano, to | 5 | | become substitute teachers after retirement without penalty to | 6 | | their pension, and the bill was signed into law under Public | 7 | | Act 103-0552, effective August 11, 2023; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Unfortunately, Leticia Lozano never got the | 9 | | chance to retire or to benefit from the law change and pursue | 10 | | substitute teaching, passing away due to complications from | 11 | | COVID-19 in December 2020; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Leticia Lozano was a wife and the mother of | 13 | | Josie, Carlos, Elvia, Luis, Alex, Gizelle, and Andrew; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, While she never benefited from the rights | 15 | | bestowed by the passage of SB 1646, Leticia Lozano's advocacy | 16 | | continues to be remembered today, serving as a reminder of the | 17 | | positive impact one person's efforts can have on society as a | 18 | | whole; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we recognize the late Leticia "Letty" Lozano on the impact her | 2 | | advocacy made on the vocation of Paraprofessionals and | 3 | | School-Related Personnel (PSRPs) in the State of Illinois and | 4 | | her dedication to Chicago Public Schools (CPS); and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Leticia Lozano as an expression of | 8 | | our esteem and respect. |
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