Bill Text: IL SR0120 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Illinois Envirothon and designates April 30, 2015 and April 28, 2016 as Envirothon Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0120 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0120-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, There is a need to educate our youth of the | ||||||
3 | importance of protecting and conserving Illinois's precious | ||||||
4 | natural resources; and
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5 | WHEREAS, By combining in-class curriculum and hands-on | ||||||
6 | field experiences, the Envirothon program is an excellent way | ||||||
7 | to supplement environmental education inside and outside the | ||||||
8 | traditional classroom; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The Envirothon is a hands-on environmental | ||||||
10 | problem-solving competition for high school-aged students in | ||||||
11 | the United States and Canada; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The Envirothon works in partnership with local | ||||||
13 | conservation districts, forestry associations, educators, and | ||||||
14 | cooperating natural resource agencies to organize and conduct | ||||||
15 | competitions on the local, regional, state, and/or provincial | ||||||
16 | level; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Illinois is an active participant in the | ||||||
18 | International Envirothon Competition; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Envirothon participants gain valuable knowledge | ||||||
20 | and training in ecology and natural resource management |
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1 | principles, and practices, and the importance and limitations | ||||||
2 | of soils, wildlife, aquatic ecosystems, forestry, and current | ||||||
3 | important environmental issues; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Envirothon has been responsible for | ||||||
5 | more than 18,000 participating high school students being | ||||||
6 | taught these important natural resource principles and issues | ||||||
7 | since 1995; and
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8 | WHEREAS, It is important that the citizens of Illinois | ||||||
9 | recognize the contributions of this event toward training our | ||||||
10 | youth to be responsible caretakers of the State's precious | ||||||
11 | natural resources; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate April 30, | ||||||
14 | 2015 and April 28, 2016 as Envirothon Day throughout Illinois | ||||||
15 | to bring recognition to the activities of the Envirothon | ||||||
16 | program.
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