Full Text of SR0158 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the need for | 3 | | clean waterways, whether a large or small body of water, | 4 | | whether rural, urban, or suburban in location, for public | 5 | | safety, for public recreation, for economic benefit, and for | 6 | | historical character; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The third Saturday of September is recognized | 8 | | globally as "International Coastal Cleanup Day" and is | 9 | | coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy and promoted by various | 10 | | like-minded Illinois partner organizations; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The coalition of Illinois Global Scholar | 12 | | stakeholders, acting for the benefit of students in Illinois | 13 | | and working to promote Public Act 099-0780, are partnering with | 14 | | organizations to ensure the protection, restoration, and | 15 | | health of Illinois waterways; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Service learning promotes effective student | 17 | | growth opportunities, and a statewide coordinated week of | 18 | | action will facilitate active citizen engagement, with a focus | 19 | | on active student engagement in learning and effective | 20 | | environmental improvement through trash collection, data | 21 | | collection, and data analysis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, To coordinate with the International Coastal | 2 | | Cleanup Day effort, partner organizations and schools across | 3 | | Illinois will facilitate the opportunity for student | 4 | | participant groups in the State to partner with other student | 5 | | participant groups in different countries, providing students | 6 | | in Illinois with the opportunity to communicate and collaborate | 7 | | globally and discuss and share their efforts and findings; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the calendar | 11 | | week containing the third Saturday of September 2019 as | 12 | | Illinois Waterway Cleanup Week in the State of Illinois.
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