Bill Text: IL SR0052 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Audrey Soglin on her retirement, commends her many years of service to the educators of Illinois, and wishes her good luck in all her future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0052 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0052-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Audrey Soglin on her recent retirement as the | ||||||
| 4 | Executive Director of the Illinois Education Association and | ||||||
| 5 | commend her lifetime commitment to improving the lives of | ||||||
| 6 | every student throughout the State of Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Through her collaborative work, Audrey Soglin has | ||||||
| 8 | established herself as one of the premier advocates for | ||||||
| 9 | educators by ensuring that their voices are heard and that the | ||||||
| 10 | positive work being done in our schools and classrooms is | ||||||
| 11 | recognized by parents, legislators, and community leaders; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Audrey Soglin has taken a leadership role | ||||||
| 13 | throughout her career, whether as a classroom teacher, local | ||||||
| 14 | union leader, or executive director; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Audrey Soglin helped position the Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | Education Association as one of the leaders on the importance | ||||||
| 17 | of trauma-informed practices, as well as social and emotional | ||||||
| 18 | learning, and of including these as a part of every day best | ||||||
| 19 | teaching practices; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Audrey Soglin has committed the Illinois | ||||||
| 21 | Education Association to becoming a leader in racial and | ||||||
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| 1 | social justice throughout the state; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Audrey Soglin has helped the Illinois Education | ||||||
| 3 | Association evolve into one of the national models of how a | ||||||
| 4 | labor union should be led through collaboration with the | ||||||
| 5 | voices of the general membership at large; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Audrey | ||||||
| 8 | Soglin on her retirement, commend her many years of service to | ||||||
| 9 | the educators of Illinois, and wish her good luck in all her | ||||||
| 10 | future endeavors; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Audrey Soglin as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 13 | respect.
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