Bill Text: IL HR0732 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Governor Rauner for his proclamation of July 15, 2015 through July 15, 2016 as The Year of the Community College and recognizes the Illinois Community College System on its rich 50 years of history.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0732 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0732-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | ||||||
| 3 | pleased to recognize the Illinois Community College System on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The 48 community colleges within 39 districts in | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois serve nearly one million students taking credit, | ||||||
| 7 | non-credit, and community education courses each year; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Community College System is the third | ||||||
| 9 | largest in the nation; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Nine out of 10 Illinois community college | ||||||
| 11 | graduates remain in Illinois after graduation to live, work, | ||||||
| 12 | pay taxes, and raise their families; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The benefits of earning an associate's degree or | ||||||
| 14 | long-term certificate from an Illinois community college | ||||||
| 15 | translates to an average of more than $570,000 in lifetime | ||||||
| 16 | earnings; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Nearly 74% of Illinois employers have hired a | ||||||
| 18 | community college student; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Illinois community colleges have partnered with | ||||||
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| 1 | local school districts to offer 8,780 dual credit courses to | ||||||
| 2 | 82,895 high school students; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The colleges within the Illinois Community | ||||||
| 4 | College System share a common mission to prepare people for | ||||||
| 5 | college and the workforce, to transfer to other colleges and | ||||||
| 6 | universities, and to continually respond to the communities | ||||||
| 7 | they serve through adult literacy and continuing education | ||||||
| 8 | services; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 11 | commend Governor Rauner for his proclamation of July 15, 2015 | ||||||
| 12 | through July 15, 2016 as The Year of the Community College, | ||||||
| 13 | recognize the Illinois Community College System on its rich 50 | ||||||
| 14 | years of history, and wish it success and prosperity in the | ||||||
| 15 | future; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the Illinois Community College Board as a symbol | ||||||
| 18 | of our esteem and respect.
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