Bill Text: IL SR0135 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Supports the goals of the Illinois Reads program and urges citizens throughout the State to become involved as Illinois Reads Ambassadors to support the Illinois Reading Council's efforts to promote literacy.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-11 - Resolution Adopted [SR0135 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0135-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Nearly 13 million people live in the great State | ||||||
3 | of Illinois; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has never had a | ||||||
5 | comprehensive statewide reading program for all ages; and
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6 | WHEREAS, A key contributor to the literacy effort within | ||||||
7 | the State of Illinois is the Illinois Reading Council; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Reading Council has taken it upon | ||||||
9 | itself to organize a statewide program, to be known as Illinois | ||||||
10 | Reads; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Illinois Reads will promote reading for all | ||||||
12 | Illinois citizens, beginning with read-aloud books for babies | ||||||
13 | to read with and books for senior citizens; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Illinois Reads will feature authors with ties to | ||||||
15 | the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wholeheartedly | ||||||
18 | support the goals of the Illinois Reads program and urge | ||||||
19 | citizens throughout the State to become involved as Illinois |
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1 | Reads Ambassadors to support the Illinois Reading Council's | ||||||
2 | efforts to promote literacy; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the Illinois Reading Council.
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