HJ0046 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors voted on March 19, 2005 to institute an enrollment multiplier, effective this summer, for non-boundaried Illinois high schools with enrollments of 450 students and above; and

WHEREAS, Those non-boundaried high schools include private, lab, charter, residential, and magnet schools; and

WHEREAS, The IHSA Board President, who is also the chairperson of the IHSA Public-Private Task Force formed last year to study public-private issues, has called a multiplier an "overly simplistic measure"; and

WHEREAS, The IHSA Public-Private Task Force rejected the proposal of a multiplier; and

WHEREAS, It is a fundamental right of Americans to form separate schools, if so desired; and

WHEREAS, It is an inherent right of students to engage in full, free, and fair competition with other students in this State in the spirit of sportsmanship and excellence and in pursuit of the development of natural talents; and

WHEREAS, High schools typically schedule athletic events 2 years in advance; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that an enrollment multiplier for non-boundaried schools with enrollments of 450 students and above not be implemented prior to July 1, 2007; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be delivered to the IHSA Board of Directors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the IHSA Board of Directors respond to the General Assembly by filing its response with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate no later than June 1, 2005.