Full Text of HR0431 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Higher Education is the backbone of a productive | 3 | | community and promotes values that shape
the future; a person's | 4 | | ability to obtain a degree from a higher education institution | 5 | | equips them
with the tools to shape their own destiny; college | 6 | | should be universally accessible to all,
regardless of | 7 | | finances, family situations, or socioeconomic barriers; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Universities with childcare centers enable | 9 | | students of all ages and backgrounds to
obtain an education; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Balancing parenthood while striving for an | 12 | | advanced degree presents numerous
challenges; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State budget has previously put | 14 | | childcare services on the chopping block,
creating further | 15 | | challenges for parents and students; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, 26% of all college undergraduates are raising | 17 | | dependent children; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, 47% of black women in college have children; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, the median earnings for full-time |
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| 1 | | year-round working young adults ages 25 to 34 with a bachelor's | 2 | | degree was $46,900; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, A 2.5% increase in distribution fees for craft | 4 | | beer breweries should be considered to
fund childcare centers | 5 | | at State universities that receive a lower amount of State | 6 | | appropriations; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The funds generated from the 2.5% increase should | 8 | | be evenly allocated to Chicago
State University, Northeastern | 9 | | Illinois University, and Governor's State University; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Funding childcare facilities means creating space | 11 | | for a center or expanding existing
facilities, paying salaries | 12 | | of childcare teachers, and providing equipment needed to create | 13 | | a
healthy environment for all children while their parents | 14 | | attend classes; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, These monies would increase the graduation and | 16 | | retention rate for students who
attend these institutions; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The funds generated from the 2.5% increase in | 18 | | distribution fees for craft beer
breweries will remove a | 19 | | barrier that has hindered thousands; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, By implementing this strategy, college students |
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| 1 | | who are parents will be able to
provide an improved quality of | 2 | | life for their children; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Funding childcare centers at State universities | 4 | | is an investment in the next generation; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | urge the Governor and the 99th General Assembly to review the
| 8 | | possibilities of increasing distribution fees by 2.5% on craft | 9 | | beer breweries solely to fund
childcare services at State | 10 | | universities.
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