Full Text of HR0709 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, February 2, 2022 marks the 36th Annual National | 3 | | Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), an annual day of | 4 | | observance to acknowledge the accomplishments of female | 5 | | athletes, to recognize the importance of participating in | 6 | | sports for women and girls, and to honor the progress and | 7 | | continuing struggle for equality of women in sports; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, National Girls & Women in Sports Day began in | 9 | | 1987; it united premiere organizations and elite women | 10 | | athletes to bring national attention to the promise of girls | 11 | | and women in sports; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, National Girls & Women in Sports Day also | 13 | | recognizes the progress made since the enactment of Title IX | 14 | | 50 years ago; the passage of Title IX provided for the equal | 15 | | participation of everyone in all programs and activities that | 16 | | were federally funded; this meant all public schools would | 17 | | ensure equitable sports opportunities to the students, | 18 | | regardless of gender; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is home to two professional women's | 20 | | sports teams, including the 2021 Women's National Basketball | 21 | | Champions, the Chicago Sky; the team has achieved momentum | 22 | | since its 2006 inaugural year and most recently has been much |
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| 1 | | celebrated throughout Illinois for its amazing and inspiring | 2 | | year and championship title; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is also home to the Chicago Red Stars, a | 4 | | founding member of the former Women's Professional Soccer | 5 | | which became one of the original eight teams to form the | 6 | | National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013; the team made | 7 | | the playoffs in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2020 and | 8 | | clinched the team's first appearance in the NWSL Championship | 9 | | in the 2019 season; they also appeared in the NWSL's Challenge | 10 | | Cup Final in 2020; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we declare February of 2022 as "Girls & Women in Sports Month" | 14 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we support the goals and ideals exemplified | 16 | | by professional women's sports teams, women's collegiate | 17 | | sports organizations, and girls' high school and grade school | 18 | | sports, understand the critical role that sports can have in | 19 | | the growth and development of girls, and recognize the ability | 20 | | of sports to teach the kind of collaborative teamwork that is | 21 | | integral to academic and professional success; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we strongly support the goals and ideals of | 2 | | Title IX, celebrate Girls & Women in Sports, and encourage | 3 | | other units of government to do the same in an effort to | 4 | | educate the public as to the importance of women and girls | 5 | | participating in athletics; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize all women and girls who play | 7 | | or have played sports at any level and applaud the example they | 8 | | have set and continue to set for those coming after them.
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