Full Text of SR0156 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, One hundred years ago, in 1917, the Athletic | 3 | | Officials Association (AOA) was
established as a | 4 | | not-for-profit member association with the Illinois High | 5 | | School Association (IHSA); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The AOA became the first association for sports | 7 | | officials in the United States of America; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The AOA now serves over 400 officials from all | 9 | | over Northeastern Illinois with
divisions in football, | 10 | | basketball, baseball, and softball; these divisions and the | 11 | | Executive Board are governed by an all-volunteer staff made up | 12 | | of
IHSA officials and umpires, dedicated to furthering the | 13 | | careers of AOA officials by providing educational | 14 | | opportunities in rules knowledge, holding instructional | 15 | | meetings, professionalism training, and promoting | 16 | | sportsmanship amongst officials, players, coaches, and fans; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In furtherance of AOA goals, the AOA instructs | 19 | | each division to design and implement an observer
program using | 20 | | members of a certified level with IHSA, with NCAA experience, | 21 | | professional
experience, or ISHA State tournament series level | 22 | | experience to observe and advise new AOA members
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| 1 | | non-certified level association member officials; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The AOA annually recognizes individuals for their | 3 | | contributions to the continuing education of
sports officials | 4 | | with the Abe Glick Award and inductions into the AOA | 5 | | Hall-of-Fame; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On the 20th day of May in the year 2017, the AOA | 7 | | will be celebrating its 100th anniversary; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | 10 | | Athletic Officials Association and all of its members for its | 11 | | continued
support and dedication in their respective sports and | 12 | | in honor of its 100th anniversary; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That we declare May 20, 2017 as "AOA Day" in the | 14 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the Athletic Officials Association as an | 17 | | expression of our appreciation for its continued support and | 18 | | dedication to the success of high school sports in the State of | 19 | | Illinois.
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