Bill Text: IL HR0708 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the week of January 22-28, 2012 as Illinois School Choice Week in the State of Illinois.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0708 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0708-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The children of the State of Illinois should have
access to the highest-quality schools possible; and
WHEREAS, Citizens throughout the State of Illinois believe
that improving the quality of education in the State and
expanding access to highly-effective schools should be an issue
of importance to our State's leaders; and
WHEREAS, The members of this body recognize the critical
role that an effective and accountable system of education
plays in preparing the children of this State to be successful
in a global economy; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a multitude of
high-quality public schools, public charter schools, and
non-public schools; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has many high-quality
teaching professionals in public, private, and charter schools
who are committed to educating children; and
WHEREAS, The vital cause of education reform is one that
transcends ideology and political party affiliation; and

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WHEREAS, Research performed in the State of Illinois and
throughout the nation demonstrates conclusively that providing
children with multiple schooling options improves academic
performance; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we designate the week of January 22-28, 2012 as Illinois School
Choice Week in the State of Illinois and call this observance
to the attention of the citizens of this State.