Bill Text: IL HR0862 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Illinois Student Assistance Corps (ISACorps) on its 15th anniversary. Extends gratitude to its members for their efforts to ensure that Illinois students and families have access to the transformational potential of education and training beyond high school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-16 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart [HR0862 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0862-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Student | ||||||
4 | Assistance Corps (ISACorps) on the occasion of its 15th | ||||||
5 | anniversary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, ISACorps members are recent college graduates who | ||||||
7 | are trained to help students overcome barriers to education | ||||||
8 | and training beyond high school; and
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9 | WHEREAS, ISACorps members support students and their | ||||||
10 | families as they explore and navigate postsecondary choices, | ||||||
11 | apply to college, and seek financial aid and other resources; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, The ISACorps provides direct services statewide, | ||||||
14 | ensuring that one-on-one help is in reach no matter where | ||||||
15 | students live or what other resources their school districts | ||||||
16 | are able to provide; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The majority of ISACorps members have been the | ||||||
18 | first in their families to have completed college and have | ||||||
19 | lived or attended school in the area where they work, and this | ||||||
20 | racially and geographically diverse group includes graduates | ||||||
21 | from across the spectrum of Illinois colleges and universities |
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1 | and various academic paths; and
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2 | WHEREAS, ISACorps alumni have advanced to work in policy | ||||||
3 | positions, as practitioners, as employees and leaders, and in | ||||||
4 | other important roles in educational institutions, community | ||||||
5 | organizations, research and advocacy groups, and government; | ||||||
6 | as a result, the organization has not only helped high school | ||||||
7 | students directly but has also helped to establish a more | ||||||
8 | representative face on education and public service in | ||||||
9 | Illinois; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The first ISACorps cohort began training 15 years | ||||||
11 | ago in June 2009; since then, its members have served tens of | ||||||
12 | thousands of Illinois students each year through financial aid | ||||||
13 | presentations, FAFSA completion workshops, mentoring, and | ||||||
14 | one-on-one assistance; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The ISACorps have not only served high school | ||||||
16 | students but have provided interventions at high-need middle | ||||||
17 | schools under a federal GEAR UP grant, supported new college | ||||||
18 | students through the First-Generation Scholars Network, and | ||||||
19 | aided older students through community outreach, building and | ||||||
20 | supporting services for regions and individuals that would | ||||||
21 | otherwise have limited access to college access programs and | ||||||
22 | support systems; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Complications with the Free Application for | ||||||
2 | Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2024-25 have highlighted the | ||||||
3 | importance of personal assistance to ensure that Illinois | ||||||
4 | families receive the financial assistance that they need to | ||||||
5 | reach students' educational goals; therefore, be it
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