Full Text of HR0834 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pope Francis, in his address to Congress, called | 3 | | upon the American people to come together in aiding those | 4 | | "trapped in a cycle of poverty"; in his address, Pope Francis | 5 | | asserted that "[t]he Golden Rule . . . reminds us of our | 6 | | responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage | 7 | | of its development"; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Article X, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution | 9 | | states that a fundamental goal of the
people of the State is | 10 | | the educational development of all persons to the limits of | 11 | | their capacities; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of this State to ensure | 13 | | that every child has access to the high quality education he or | 14 | | she deserves, whether in the childcare context, early childhood | 15 | | education classrooms, elementary school, middle school, high | 16 | | school, or college; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, House Resolution 56 of the 96th General Assembly | 18 | | urged the State Board of Education to establish a comprehensive | 19 | | plan to close the student achievement gap by the 2010-2011 | 20 | | school year; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Time and time again, schools in low-income |
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| 1 | | communities are strapped for resources and are labeled | 2 | | underperforming; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The ongoing inequality of education resources is a | 4 | | potential human rights violation that needs to be investigated | 5 | | immediately; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois should support gifted students with | 7 | | educational resources, regardless of
school district; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Low-income neighborhoods have a clear | 9 | | disadvantage in our State's education system and this body | 10 | | seeks to be responsive to the needs of these communities; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, A closer look at systemic income-related | 12 | | discrimination in our schools is needed to develop a clear | 13 | | understanding of the challenges we face and what we can do to | 14 | | overcome them; therefore, be it | 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | the Task Force on Equality in Education be created to conduct | 18 | | an investigation on education services provided to low-income | 19 | | families; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of the |
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| 1 | | following members: 3 task force members appointed by the | 2 | | Speaker of the House;
3 task force members appointed by the | 3 | | Minority Leader of the House; one task force member from the | 4 | | Department of Human Rights, appointed by the Governor; one task | 5 | | force member from the State Board of Education, appointed by | 6 | | the Governor; one task force member who is an educator | 7 | | representing a statewide professional
teachers' organization, | 8 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; one task | 9 | | force member who is an educator representing a different | 10 | | statewide
professional teachers' organization, appointed by | 11 | | the State Superintendent of Education; one task force member | 12 | | who is an educator representing a professional teachers'
| 13 | | organization in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, | 14 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; one task | 15 | | force member from an organization that exists to ensure the | 16 | | political, educational,
social, and economic equality of | 17 | | rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based
| 18 | | discrimination, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 19 | | Education; and one task force member from an organization that | 20 | | works for economic, educational,
and social progress for | 21 | | African Americans and promotes strong, sustainable
communities | 22 | | through advocacy, collaboration, and innovation, appointed by | 23 | | the State Superintendent of Education; and be it further | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the task force be appointed and hold its | 25 | | first meeting by March 1, 2016; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the task force shall take voluntary | 2 | | assistance and testimony from individuals and professional | 3 | | organizations and institutions; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the task force shall serve | 5 | | without compensation; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Rights shall provide | 7 | | staffing and administrative support services to the task force | 8 | | upon request; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the task force shall submit its final report | 10 | | to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December | 11 | | 31, 2016.
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