Bill Text: IL HR1059 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Illinois 2018 Children's Champions and their dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR1059 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1059-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives recognize young children as one of the State's | ||||||
4 | most precious and valuable resources; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | ||||||
6 | Young Children is the nation's largest early childhood | ||||||
7 | organization; the association seeks to serve and act on behalf | ||||||
8 | of the rights, needs, and well-being of all young children, | ||||||
9 | with a primary focus on the provision of educational and | ||||||
10 | developmental needs and services; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association for the Education of | ||||||
12 | Young Children (ILAEYC) is the State affiliate of the National | ||||||
13 | Association for the Education of Young Children; ILAEYC has | ||||||
14 | over 2,000 members and 15 local affiliate chapters around the | ||||||
15 | State dedicated to the same mission; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | ||||||
17 | Young Children has designated the week of April 16-20, 2018 as | ||||||
18 | the Week of the Young Child; the month of April is designated | ||||||
19 | as Month of the Young Child in the State of Illinois; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The purpose of the Month of the Young Child is to | ||||||
21 | focus public attention on the needs of young children and their |
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1 | families and to recognize the individuals, early childhood | ||||||
2 | programs, and services that are dedicated to meeting those | ||||||
3 | needs; and
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4 | WHEREAS, There are members of the organization, such as | ||||||
5 | teachers, program directors, school administrators, agency | ||||||
6 | personnel, college faculty, and others, who continually go | ||||||
7 | above and beyond what is expected to see that these needs are | ||||||
8 | met; and
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9 | WHEREAS, These individuals are considered to be true | ||||||
10 | Children's Champions, and go further than anyone else to make a | ||||||
11 | positive difference in the lives of children everywhere; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The actions of Sue Bielenda, DuPage Chapter of
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13 | Illinois AEYC (Lombard); Karen Foster, East Central Chapter of
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14 | Illinois AEYC (Champaign); Stephanie Herling, Metro East | ||||||
15 | Chapter
of Illinois AEYC (Belleville); Brenda Long, Heart of | ||||||
16 | Illinois
(Pekin); Diane Morrow, Joliet Area Chapter of Illinois | ||||||
17 | AEYC
(Joliet); Aimee Robinson, South Suburban Chapter of | ||||||
18 | Illinois
AEYC (Chicago Ridge); and Lisa White, Capitol Area | ||||||
19 | Chapter of
Illinois AEYC (New Berlin); represent shining | ||||||
20 | examples of those in our communities doing good things for
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21 | children; these individuals have been nominated by their local
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22 | affiliate chapters and designated by the Illinois Association
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23 | for the Education of Young Children as Illinois 2018 Children's
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1 | Champions; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
3 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
4 | recognize the Illinois 2018 Children's Champions and their | ||||||
5 | dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the | ||||||
6 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to each of the Illinois 2018 Children's Champions in | ||||||
9 | recognition of their efforts.
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