Full Text of SJR0060 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the need for the | 3 | | cleanliness of Illinois waterways for public safety, public | 4 | | recreation, economic benefit, and historical character, | 5 | | whether a large or small body of water, whether rural, urban, | 6 | | or suburban in location; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The third Saturday of September is established | 8 | | globally as "International Coastal
Cleanup Day", coordinated | 9 | | by the Ocean Conservancy and promoted by various like-minded
| 10 | | Illinois partner organizations; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The coalition of Illinois Global Scholar | 12 | | stakeholders acts for the benefit of Illinois students and | 13 | | works to promote Public Act 099-0780; it partners with | 14 | | organizations to ensure the protection, restoration, and | 15 | | health of Illinois waterways; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Service learning promotes effective student | 17 | | growth opportunities; a statewide coordinated day of action | 18 | | facilitates active citizen engagement, and offers a particular | 19 | | opportunity for active student engagement in effective | 20 | | environmental improvement through trash collection, data | 21 | | collection, and data analysis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, To coordinate with the International Coastal | 2 | | Cleanup Day effort, partner organizations and schools across | 3 | | Illinois will facilitate the opportunity for Illinois student | 4 | | participant groups to partner with other student participant | 5 | | groups in different countries, providing Illinois students | 6 | | with the opportunity to communicate and collaborate globally, | 7 | | discussing and sharing their efforts and findings; therefore, | 8 | | be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 11 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare September 9-15, 2018 as | 12 | | "Illinois Waterway Cleanup Week" in the State of Illinois.
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