Bill Text: IL HR1119 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education and each school district in this State to consider the potential benefits of inclusive education for students with and without disabilities in Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-29 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony [HR1119 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1119-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 that every student is unique and that | ||||||
4 | all children learn at a different pace when compared to their | ||||||
5 | peers; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The commonality between all students is the need | ||||||
7 | to be amongst their peers; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Inclusive education brings all students together | ||||||
9 | in one classroom and community, regardless of their strengths | ||||||
10 | or weaknesses in any area, and seeks to maximize the potential | ||||||
11 | of all students; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Students with disabilities can be integrated | ||||||
13 | socially with their peers; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Students can create long-lasting friendships that | ||||||
15 | would not be otherwise possible; these friendships can give | ||||||
16 | them the skills to navigate social relationships later in life; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, In a well-designed inclusion classroom, the | ||||||
19 | teacher uses inclusion strategies to help students succeed | ||||||
20 | academically; therefore, students encounter higher |
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1 | expectations, both from their peers and their teachers, as well | ||||||
2 | as the positive academic role models of their classmates | ||||||
3 | without disabilities; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Students with disabilities educated in an | ||||||
5 | inclusive classroom have been found to score higher on literacy | ||||||
6 | measures than students educated in segregated settings; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Research has shown that the majority of students | ||||||
8 | without disabilities have scored higher on State standardized | ||||||
9 | tests over a period of 4 years; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Research also indicates that inclusive education | ||||||
11 | promotes and enhances all students' social growth within | ||||||
12 | inclusive classrooms and does not negatively affect typical | ||||||
13 | students' academic growth; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In an inclusion setting, students with and without | ||||||
15 | disabilities learn how to work with each other, regardless of | ||||||
16 | individual skills and abilities, which helps improve academic | ||||||
17 | performance and the ability to succeed later in life; and
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18 | WHEREAS, All parents want their children to be accepted by | ||||||
19 | their peers and have friends; inclusive settings can make this | ||||||
20 | vision a reality for many children with disabilities; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The family of the disabled student can be | ||||||
2 | positively affected by classroom inclusion through newly | ||||||
3 | potential friendship and relationship opportunities; and
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4 | WHEREAS, When children attend classes that reflect the | ||||||
5 | similarities and differences of people in the real world, they | ||||||
6 | learn to appreciate diversity; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Respect and understanding grow when children of | ||||||
8 | differing abilities and cultures communicate and learn | ||||||
9 | together, which may be the first step in creating a more | ||||||
10 | diverse workforce and world; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we encourage the Illinois State Board of Education and each | ||||||
14 | school district in this State to consider the potential | ||||||
15 | benefits of inclusive education for students with and without | ||||||
16 | disabilities in Illinois; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | delivered to the Illinois State Board of Education and the | ||||||
19 | Regional Offices of Education.
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