Bill Text: IL SR1411 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes March 18, 2018 through March 24, 2018 as Dual Credit Week at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR1411 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1411-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Dual credit programs offer students the | ||||||
| 3 | opportunity to take challenging college courses while still in | ||||||
| 4 | high school; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Successful completion and satisfactory | ||||||
| 6 | performance of a dual credit course award students college | ||||||
| 7 | credit at colleges and universities statewide, representing a | ||||||
| 8 | substantial savings in college tuition for students and parents | ||||||
| 9 | and in grants; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, An awareness of this program can provide pathways | ||||||
| 11 | to higher education for all students, especially those from | ||||||
| 12 | underrepresented communities; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Challenging dual credit courses significantly | ||||||
| 14 | contribute toward building a globally competitive, | ||||||
| 15 | career-ready workforce in Illinois; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Community College Board, Illinois Board of Higher Education, | ||||||
| 18 | and non-profit college access organizations that administer or | ||||||
| 19 | facilitate the participation in dual credit programs have had a | ||||||
| 20 | long-standing partnership to build participation in dual | ||||||
| 21 | credit programs in the State of Illinois; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, During State fiscal year 2016, there was a total | ||||||
| 2 | of 54,871 unduplicated high school students enrolled in one or | ||||||
| 3 | more Illinois community colleges; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The above figure represents continued growth in | ||||||
| 5 | the number of public school students taking dual credit courses | ||||||
| 6 | in the State of Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Senate encourages four-year colleges and | ||||||
| 8 | community colleges to visit high schools and take action to | ||||||
| 9 | help students register in dual credit courses; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that March 18, 2018 through | ||||||
| 12 | March 24, 2018 is recognized as Dual Credit Week in the State | ||||||
| 13 | of Illinois to promote awareness of a valuable educational | ||||||
| 14 | opportunity for high school students.
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