Bill Text: IL SJR0002 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges that adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in institutions of higher education be treated with the same respect, recognition, value, and standards as full-time instructors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-29 - Referred to Assignments [SJR0002 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SJR0002-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | ||||||
| 3 | institutions of higher education are not treated, respected, | ||||||
| 4 | nor valued the same as full-time instructors; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | ||||||
| 6 | institutions of higher education are not valued the same as | ||||||
| 7 | full-time instructors but have the same credentials; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | ||||||
| 9 | institutions of higher education teach a majority of all | ||||||
| 10 | courses offered; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in | ||||||
| 12 | institutions of higher education are expected to teach the | ||||||
| 13 | same material and are held to the same standards as full-time | ||||||
| 14 | instructors; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Currently, all part-time/contingent/adjunct | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and | ||||||
| 17 | educational support personnel are not equitably compensated, | ||||||
| 18 | have no access to health benefits, and lack full and fair | ||||||
| 19 | pension reporting and accountability; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Student learning is directly related to | ||||||
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| 1 | part-time/contingent/adjunct working conditions; it follows | ||||||
| 2 | that college and university student learning is negatively | ||||||
| 3 | impacted by the inequities and unfairness embedded in the | ||||||
| 4 | system of higher education; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 7 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that | ||||||
| 8 | adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in institutions of | ||||||
| 9 | higher education deserve to be treated with the same respect, | ||||||
| 10 | recognition, value, and standards as full-time instructors and | ||||||
| 11 | no longer be second class citizens within the ranks of higher | ||||||
| 12 | education professionals as has been the practice within these | ||||||
| 13 | institutions of higher learning; these professionals have the | ||||||
| 14 | same credentials as the full-time instructors and are being | ||||||
| 15 | underpaid to do the same job; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That we pledge to seek solutions that include, | ||||||
| 17 | but are not limited to, legislated salary parity, mandated | ||||||
| 18 | access to health benefits, and full and fair pension reporting | ||||||
| 19 | and accountability for all part-time/contingent/adjunct | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and | ||||||
| 21 | educational support personnel; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 23 | delivered to the Higher Education Council of the Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Education Association.
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