Bill Text: IL HR0057 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Calls upon the Governor to remember the importance of the arts throughout the budgeting process. Calls upon elected officials and schools throughout the State of Illinois to maintain art programs.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-23 - Resolution Adopted 099-000-000 [HR0057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0057-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Arts education, comprising a rich array of | ||||||
3 | disciplines including dance, music, theatre, media arts, | ||||||
4 | literature, design, and visual arts, is a core academic | ||||||
5 | subject and an essential element of a complete and balanced | ||||||
6 | education for all students; and
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7 | WHEREAS, According to Albert Einstein, "After a certain | ||||||
8 | high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art | ||||||
9 | tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The | ||||||
10 | greatest scientists are artists as well."; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Arts education enables students to develop | ||||||
12 | critical thinking and problem solving skills, imagination and | ||||||
13 | creativity, discipline, alternative ways to communicate and | ||||||
14 | express feelings and ideas, and cross-cultural understanding, | ||||||
15 | which supports academic success across the curriculum and | ||||||
16 | personal growth outside the classroom; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The non-profit arts sector is an economic engine | ||||||
18 | and plays a significant role in the economic health of | ||||||
19 | communities large and small with direct expenditures of wages | ||||||
20 | and benefits and in goods and services; and
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21 | WHEREAS, To succeed in today's economy, students must |
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1 | masterfully use words, images, sounds, and movement to | ||||||
2 | communicate; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The arts provide the skills and knowledge | ||||||
4 | students need to develop the creativity and determination | ||||||
5 | necessary for success in the global information age; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Where schools and communities are delivering high | ||||||
7 | quality learning opportunities in, through, and about the arts | ||||||
8 | for children, extraordinary results occur; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Studies have found that 8th graders from | ||||||
10 | under-resourced environments who are highly involved in the | ||||||
11 | arts have better grades, have less likelihood of dropping out | ||||||
12 | by grade 10, have more positive attitudes about school, and | ||||||
13 | are more likely to go to college; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Attracting and retaining the best teachers is | ||||||
15 | vital and can be achieved by ensuring that schools embrace the | ||||||
16 | arts, becoming havens for creativity and innovation; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Arts education has the power to make students | ||||||
18 | want to learn not just within the arts but in other areas of | ||||||
19 | study; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
2 | we call upon the Governor to remember the importance of the | ||||||
3 | arts throughout the budgeting process; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That we call upon elected officials and schools | ||||||
5 | throughout the State of Illinois to maintain art programs; and | ||||||
6 | be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | delivered to the Governor.
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