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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Research has indicated that up to two years of
3 participation in post-secondary education helps to
4 significantly increase the lifetime earnings of all adults;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education is the
7 State of Illinois' planning and coordinating agency for
8 higher education policy; and
9 WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education has
10 established a goal to increase access and participation in
11 higher education for all Illinois residents, especially those
12 among the lowest participating groups including the low
13 income and Hispanic; and
14 WHEREAS, The Illinois Consortium on International
15 Education has highlighted the value of student exchanges with
16 Mexico, particularly for financially needy students; and
17 WHEREAS, Hispanic students are the fastest growing
18 college student population in Illinois, now numbering over
19 43,000 students enrolled; and
20 WHEREAS, The Hispanic population of Illinois has grown by
21 65 percent since the 1990 census; and
22 WHEREAS, A number of undocumented Hispanic students
23 reside in the State of Illinois and seek higher education
24 opportunity; and
25 WHEREAS, The residency status and treatment of
26 undocumented Illinois students has been raised as a potential
27 barrier for increased participation by Hispanic students in
28 public post-secondary institutions in Illinois; therefore, be
29 it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we respectfully request that the Illinois Board of Higher
3 Education undertake an analysis of the relative treatment of
4 undocumented residents in the admissions process of all
5 Illinois public colleges and universities; in addition, we
6 further request that the administrators review past, current,
7 and future plans to increase participation rates among
8 Hispanic students in Illinois and offer suggestions for
9 removing existing barriers to participation in higher
10 education for both documented and undocumented Hispanic
11 students; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Board of Higher Education
13 report its findings to the Illinois House of Representatives
14 by December 1, 2002.