Bill Text: IL HR0723 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the 5 Girl Scout councils that represent Illinois on the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-09 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo [HR0723 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0723-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the 5 Girl Scout | ||||||
| 4 | councils that represent Illinois on the 100th anniversary of | ||||||
| 5 | the Girl Scouts; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts have a long-standing commitment to | ||||||
| 7 | the well-being of girls and serve more than 167,494 girls and | ||||||
| 8 | adult volunteers throughout the State of Illinois; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, For over a century, Girl Scouts have been actively | ||||||
| 10 | engaged in the lives of girls; the Girl Scouts have been a | ||||||
| 11 | resource and expert on their growth and development; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, To advance the mission of building girls of | ||||||
| 13 | courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better | ||||||
| 14 | place, and ensure that all girls have the opportunity to be | ||||||
| 15 | successful, the Girl Scouts serve as a resource for | ||||||
| 16 | information, advice, and support; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts have 4 issues of particular | ||||||
| 18 | interest, including: healthy living and promoting girls' | ||||||
| 19 | physical, social, and emotional health; STEM-increasing girls | ||||||
| 20 | involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math | ||||||
| 21 | (STEM); girls and leadership; and financial literacy; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we congratulate the Girl Scouts on their 100th anniversary and | ||||||
| 5 | wish them continued success and good fortune in the future and | ||||||
| 6 | declare 2012 as the "Year of the Girl"; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, the Girl | ||||||
| 9 | Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, the Girl Scouts of | ||||||
| 10 | Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, the Girl Scouts of | ||||||
| 11 | Northern Illinois, and the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois as | ||||||
| 12 | a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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