Full Text of HR0491 95th General Assembly
HR0491 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Governor and many other education and | 3 |
| business-related groups have called for the creation of a | 4 |
| permanent State P-20 Council to help produce a seamless | 5 |
| education system that no longer treats kindergarten through | 6 |
| grade 12 and higher education as two separate and competing | 7 |
| forces; and
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| WHEREAS, House Bill 1648 of the 95th General Assembly | 9 |
| creates a State P-20 Council, consisting of business and | 10 |
| community leaders, representatives of kindergarten through | 11 |
| grade 12 education, and representatives of community college | 12 |
| and higher education institutions, to articulate a framework | 13 |
| for systemic educational improvement and to prepare students | 14 |
| throughout their entire academic career for success in the | 15 |
| workforce and the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The legislation calls upon the Council to | 17 |
| specifically coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 | 18 |
| education; leverage strategies, actions, legislation, and | 19 |
| resources of all stakeholders to support fundamental and | 20 |
| lasting improvement in Illinois' public schools, community | 21 |
| colleges, and universities; discuss issues that are vital to | 22 |
| educational reform in Illinois; provide recommendations on | 23 |
| subjects related to education to the State Board of Education, |
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| the Governor, and the General Assembly; develop consensus on | 2 |
| educational policy reforms and innovations; and help align | 3 |
| university teaching programs with the needs of Illinois | 4 |
| schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Numerous education advocacy groups have proposed | 6 |
| plans to enhance school accountability as a part of education | 7 |
| reform, including the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the Civic | 8 |
| Federation, A+ Illinois, the Center for Tax and Budget | 9 |
| Accountability, and the Saturday Morning Dialogue Group; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 |
| upon establishment of the P-20 Council, the Council shall, in | 14 |
| addition to its stated duties and responsibilities under House | 15 |
| Bill 1648 of the 95th General Assembly, take up all proposed | 16 |
| plans and legislation related to school accountability and make | 17 |
| recommendations relating to accountability issues; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 |
| delivered to the State Board of Education and the Board of | 21 |
| Higher Education.
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