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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Even in times of economic stress, we, as citizens
3of this State, cannot afford to jeopardize the next
4generation's future by removing university instructors and
5professors from their students; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Putting instructors and professors on furlough is
7counterproductive as they provide services to the State that
8cannot be adequately measured; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Rationing time for instructors and professors to
10see their students is unfair both because it diminishes the
11value of the university's degree and because students pay
12tuition specifically for access to quality educators;
13therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we urge Governor Pat Quinn, the Board of Higher Education, and
17all public universities in this State to do all that is in
18their power to prevent the furlough of instructors and
19professors; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That public universities in this State should
21examine their financial ability to implement a tuition waiver

 

 

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1program targeted at students coming from the middle-income
2brackets who are getting left behind in these times of economic
3hardship, similar to the one proposed for Eastern Illinois
4University in Senate Bill 1798; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6delivered to Governor Pat Quinn, the Board of Higher Education,
7and the board of trustees of each public university in this
8State.