Bill Text: IL SR2435 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs Generations Serving Generations to complete a report to be sent to the Governor and the General Assembly called "Solutions Across Generations, Understanding the Challenges for each Generation" that reflects the ideas of Illinoisans throughout their life spans, from early learners to those in the last days of life.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-29 - Referred to Assignments [SR2435 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2435-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The world is aging and by 2030, 22.3% of the | ||||||
3 | Illinois population will be over 60, and by
2060, nearly one in | ||||||
4 | three will have reached that age; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an | ||||||
6 | Aging Society suggests that the
preparation for aging in | ||||||
7 | America is an opportunity for rethinking the challenges for all | ||||||
8 | generations; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Generations Serving Generations, an organization | ||||||
10 | founded by a broad-based coalition of
education, aging, and | ||||||
11 | service organizations in 1986 is sponsored by the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Board of Higher Education
and the Illinois Department on Aging; | ||||||
13 | it expanded through a National Governors Association
project in | ||||||
14 | 2008, which brought new momentum for civic engagement in | ||||||
15 | service, learning and work, and
building capacity to work | ||||||
16 | together; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Illinoisans are redesigning the disciplines of | ||||||
18 | education, service, and work to reflect a working-together
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19 | mindset based on the teamwork of individuals and generations; a | ||||||
20 | strong example of this
collaboration is the effort toward the | ||||||
21 | goal that by 2025, 60% of Illinoisans will complete a
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22 | postsecondary degree or credential; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Illinoisans across generations offer their | ||||||
2 | priceless contributions and leadership through
service, | ||||||
3 | volunteering, and service-learning, leveraged for education, | ||||||
4 | pathways to work, and successful
aging; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that Generations Serving | ||||||
7 | Generations in cooperation with the coalition of education, | ||||||
8 | aging,
workforce, service organizations and state agencies, | ||||||
9 | will promote local intergenerational discussions
called | ||||||
10 | Understanding the Challenges for each Generation; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That by December 31, 2017, Generations Serving | ||||||
13 | Generations will complete a report to the
Governor and the | ||||||
14 | General Assembly called "Solutions Across Generations, | ||||||
15 | Understanding the Challenges
for each Generation" that | ||||||
16 | reflects the ideas of Illinoisans throughout their life spans, | ||||||
17 | from early learners to
those in the last days of life; and be | ||||||
18 | it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That it is the goal of the State of Illinois to | ||||||
20 | adopt and support policies and programs that
assure that as our | ||||||
21 | population ages, they will continue toward a cohesive, | ||||||
22 | productive, secure, and equitable
society; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | delivered to Scott McFarland, Executive Director of | ||||||
3 | Generations Serving Generations.
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