Full Text of HR0384 95th General Assembly
HR0384 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, There is clear evidence that quality after-school | 3 |
| programs can achieve positive outcomes for children and youth | 4 |
| in the areas of safety, academics, health and prevention, | 5 |
| social and emotional skill building, civic engagement, and | 6 |
| development of 21st century skills, making after-school | 7 |
| programs a valuable and needed community service; and
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| WHEREAS, It is important for after-school programs to | 9 |
| demonstrate characteristics of quality indicated by research | 10 |
| to increase the likelihood of achieving positive outcomes for | 11 |
| children and youth in their programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois has multiple funding streams supporting | 13 |
| after-school programs with distinct funding policies and | 14 |
| priorities that are not coordinated across administering State | 15 |
| agencies, resulting in gaps and overlaps of services; and
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| WHEREAS, The demonstrated need in communities for | 17 |
| after-school services far outweighs the current available | 18 |
| funding; and
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| WHEREAS, The majority of Illinois citizens report that | 20 |
| there are not enough after-school opportunities in their | 21 |
| communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois has seen increasing investment in | 2 |
| after-school programs by members of the General Assembly in | 3 |
| response to the need for after-school programming; this | 4 |
| increased funding needs to be strengthened with structures that | 5 |
| ensure access, accountability, and sustainability and support | 6 |
| the quality elements that are likely to result in positive | 7 |
| youth outcomes; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| there is established the After-school Funding Policy Task Force | 11 |
| to develop recommendations for the administration and | 12 |
| coordination of the after-school, mentoring, and student | 13 |
| support line item in the State Board of Education's budget; and | 14 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the After-school Funding Policy Task Force | 16 |
| be comprised of one representative from each of the following, | 17 |
| appointed by the Governor: the Governor's Office, the | 18 |
| Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the | 19 |
| Illinois After-school Partnership, the Illinois After-School | 20 |
| Alliance, the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, Fight | 21 |
| Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois, the African American Coalition | 22 |
| for Prevention, the Illinois African-American Family | 23 |
| Commission, the Latino Coalition for Prevention, the Chicago |
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| Area Project, 4 Counties for Kids, Chicago Children and Youth | 2 |
| Services, one local government of a downstate municipality | 3 |
| designated by the Governor, After School Matters, and the | 4 |
| Franklin Neighborhood Community Association, as a | 5 |
| representative recipient of funding from the after-school, | 6 |
| mentoring, and student support line item, and up to 5 | 7 |
| additional representatives as deemed appropriate by the | 8 |
| Governor; and be it further | 9 |
| RESOLVED, That the After-school Funding Policy Task Force | 10 |
| may invite additional members to join as needed for expertise | 11 |
| and consultation, including, but not limited to, members of the | 12 |
| General Assembly, after-school entities from other states, | 13 |
| university-represented experts in youth development, national | 14 |
| organizations, parents and youth, and funders; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That because this State has in place the Illinois | 17 |
| After-School Partnership, which has over the past 3 years | 18 |
| gathered data to support increased quality and availability of | 19 |
| after-school programs and has access to State and national | 20 |
| expertise on elements of a sound after-school system, we | 21 |
| recommend that these resources be considered during the | 22 |
| development of future funding policies; and be it further | 23 |
| RESOLVED, That the After-school Funding Policy Task Force |
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| shall undertake the following: | 2 |
| (1) develop recommendations for policies for the | 3 |
| after-school, mentoring, and student support line item | 4 |
| that outline priorities and administrative guidelines; and | 5 |
| (2) develop recommendations that allow sufficient | 6 |
| flexibility to meet community needs and require recipients | 7 |
| to adhere to baseline measures of accountability and assess | 8 |
| the feasibility of establishing this line item as a | 9 |
| sustainable source of after-school funding in addition to | 10 |
| current State-level programs; and be it further | 11 |
| RESOLVED, That the After-school Funding Policy Task Force | 12 |
| produce a report outlining policy recommendations no later than | 13 |
| October 1, 2007, which report must be filed with the Governor | 14 |
| and the General Assembly; and upon filing its report the Task | 15 |
| Force is dissolved; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| delivered to the Governor.
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