Full Text of SJR0002 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | 3 | | institutions of higher education are not treated, respected, | 4 | | nor valued the same as full-time instructors; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | 6 | | institutions of higher education are not valued the same as | 7 | | full-time instructors but have the same credentials; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | 9 | | institutions of higher education teach a majority of all | 10 | | courses offered; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | 12 | | institutions of higher education are expected to teach the | 13 | | same material and are held to the same standards as full-time | 14 | | instructors; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Currently, all part-time/contingent/adjunct | 16 | | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and | 17 | | educational support personnel are not equitably compensated, | 18 | | have no access to health benefits, and lack full and fair | 19 | | pension reporting and accountability; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Student learning is directly related to |
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| 1 | | part-time/contingent/adjunct working conditions; it follows | 2 | | that college and university student learning is negatively | 3 | | impacted by the inequities and unfairness embedded in the | 4 | | system of higher education; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 7 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that | 8 | | adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in institutions of | 9 | | higher education deserve to be treated with the same respect, | 10 | | recognition, value, and standards as full-time instructors and | 11 | | no longer be second class citizens within the ranks of higher | 12 | | education professionals as has been the practice within these | 13 | | institutions of higher learning; these professionals have the | 14 | | same credentials as the full-time instructors and are being | 15 | | underpaid to do the same job; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That we pledge to seek solutions that include, | 17 | | but are not limited to, legislated salary parity, mandated | 18 | | access to health benefits, and full and fair pension reporting | 19 | | and accountability for all part-time/contingent/adjunct | 20 | | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and | 21 | | educational support personnel; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | delivered to the Higher Education Council of the Illinois |
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