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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Georgia Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
3 provides children with quality preschool experiences
4 necessary for future school success and provides resources
5 and support for parents to ensure that success; and
6 WHEREAS, Georgia's program provides children with
7 experiences that foster the essentials for school readiness
8 in order to lower school drop-out rates, raise test scores,
9 and increase participation in postsecondary education; and
10 WHEREAS, House Bill 4325 creates a voluntary
11 prekindergarten program similar to Georgia's program, with
12 the program being offered free statewide to all children who
13 are 4 years of age through partnerships with licensed child
14 care facilities and public and private schools; therefore be
15 it
16 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18 the State Board of Education shall assess the current effort
19 made in this State to provide prekindergarten classes to
20 children, including the number of children attending
21 prekindergarten classes, which communities have
22 prekindergarten classes, what kinds of programs offer
23 prekindergarten classes, and how much money the State Board
24 of Education budgets and spends for prekindergarten classes,
25 and shall acquire information, if available, from other
26 sources concerning prekindergarten; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall assess
28 the impact of prekindergarten on school readiness; and be it
29 further
30 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall
31 determine the level of need for school readiness and
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1 prekindergarten and whether current prekindergarten efforts
2 should remain at the same level or should be expanded; and be
3 it further
4 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education may survey
5 community interest in prekindergarten and hold regional
6 hearings to determine the interest in and need for
7 prekindergarten; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall review
9 other states' initiatives concerning prekindergarten,
10 especially Georgia's program; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall study
12 the feasibility of a program in this State similar to
13 Georgia's program and shall map a strategy for full
14 implementation of this program within 5 years; and be it
15 further
16 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall assess
17 possible funding sources for prekindergarten, the cost of
18 implementing a voluntary prekindergarten program similar to
19 Georgia's program, and how that cost should be met; and be it
20 further
21 RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall report
22 its findings and recommendations concerning prekindergarten
23 to the General Assembly, by filing copies of its report with
24 the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, and
25 to the Governor on or before March 1, 2001; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 delivered to the State Board of Education.