Full Text of HR0781 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The children of Illinois are our future and will | 3 | | provide the leadership, creativity, and productivity to | 4 | | strengthen and sustain the quality of life in our State; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has the responsibility for | 6 | | ensuring that our children have every possible opportunity for | 7 | | school and future success; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be challenged | 9 | | academically and prepared for college, meaningful employment | 10 | | in our global economy, and lifelong success; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be supported | 12 | | by qualified, caring adults and receive access to personalized | 13 | | learning; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn about | 15 | | and practice a healthy lifestyle; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn in an | 17 | | environment that is physically and emotionally safe; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be actively | 19 | | engaged in learning and connected to the school and broader |
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| 1 | | community; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The consequences of not ensuring our young people | 3 | | are challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged are | 4 | | clear; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has the highest dropout rate of any state | 6 | | in the U.S.; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The cost to the State in lost wages, taxes, and | 8 | | productivity over the lifetime of these students is more than | 9 | | $10.1 billion; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, 19% of Illinois children were in poverty in 2010; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, 35% of children ages 3-5 were not enrolled in | 13 | | nursery school, preschool, or kindergarten in 2010; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, 35% of Illinois children and teens ages 10-17 are | 15 | | overweight or obese; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Research indicates that more than 20% of students | 17 | | report there is no adult at their school who cares about them | 18 | | or knows them well; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS,
According to the Indicators of School Crime and |
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| 1 | | Safety report of 2010, 32% of middle and high school students | 2 | | reported being bullied during the 2007 school year; therefore, | 3 | | be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we recognize March as "Illinois Whole Child Month"; and
be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of assuring that each | 9 | | student is challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged; | 10 | | and
be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage parents, educators, and | 12 | | community members to support a whole child approach to | 13 | | education for each student; and
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage every Illinois school to | 15 | | celebrate Whole Child Month by adopting at least one of the | 16 | | whole child tenets to promote and encourage throughout the | 17 | | month.
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