Bill Text: IL SR1364 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates June of 2016 as American Legion Boys State and Girls State Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR1364 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1364-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The youth movement in the United States known as | ||||||
| 3 | "Boys State" is a program of citizen training sponsored by the | ||||||
| 4 | American Legion; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Boys State was originated by the American Legion's | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Illinois in 1934; the organization was | ||||||
| 7 | subsequently adopted by the national organization in 1935 and | ||||||
| 8 | since then has been put into operation in every state in the | ||||||
| 9 | Union; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Boys State aims at all times to make its program | ||||||
| 11 | of training in functional citizenship effective through | ||||||
| 12 | creating a wide range of opportunities for participation; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The American Legion's Boys State partner program | ||||||
| 14 | is Girls State, which provides training for young women in | ||||||
| 15 | city, county, and state government; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, With the educational benefits and importance of | ||||||
| 17 | voting and getting involved in their communities, states, and | ||||||
| 18 | the nation at large, Illinois Boys State and Illinois Girls | ||||||
| 19 | State give young citizens confidence and knowledge to go | ||||||
| 20 | forward in their adult lives; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The 2016 Illinois Boys State and 2016 Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | Girls State are scheduled for June of 2016; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June of | ||||||
| 5 | 2016 as American Legion Boys State and Girls State Month in the | ||||||
| 6 | State of Illinois to increase the awareness of these programs | ||||||
| 7 | that educate and inform our young citizens; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the American Legion, Illinois Boys State, and | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Girls State as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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