Full Text of HR0240 96th General Assembly
HR0240 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education's reports | 3 |
| on college and university enrollment indicate an alarming | 4 |
| scarcity of male students of African-American descent | 5 |
| currently enrolled and pursuing post-secondary education; and
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| WHEREAS, This scarcity makes African-American males, far | 7 |
| and away, the least represented demographic group on college | 8 |
| and university campuses, both in number and in percentage of | 9 |
| total Illinois population; and
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| WHEREAS, It is widely recognized that attainment of | 11 |
| post-secondary education is a clear indicator of increased | 12 |
| earning potential and employment stability, and decreased | 13 |
| likelihood of criminal activity and incarceration; and
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| WHEREAS, Several organizations and institutions, including | 15 |
| the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education, | 16 |
| Chicago State University, the University of Illinois at | 17 |
| Chicago, the Chicago Urban League, the City Colleges of | 18 |
| Chicago, the Chicago Public Schools, the Brother 2 Brother | 19 |
| Program of the South Metropolitan Regional Education | 20 |
| Consortium, the Illinois Task Force on the Condition of the | 21 |
| African American Male, and Macy's Department Stores have formed | 22 |
| a working coalition to examine and promote increased support of |
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| African American males in higher education; and
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| WHEREAS, This coalition has planned several events and | 3 |
| activities during the month of April of 2009 to study those | 4 |
| factors contributing to low participation and success of | 5 |
| African-American Males in higher education, and to provide | 6 |
| resources to improve the success and persistence of current | 7 |
| African-American male students; and
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| WHEREAS, This legislative body recognizes the importance | 9 |
| of increasing the success and persistence of African-American | 10 |
| male students to the entire State of Illinois, particularly to | 11 |
| the State's welfare and economy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| the month of April, 2009 be recognized as the Month of the | 15 |
| African-American Male in Illinois Higher Education; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That this body congratulates the above mentioned | 18 |
| coalition for its efforts in raising the public's awareness of | 19 |
| lower than acceptable enrollment and success rates for | 20 |
| African-American males on college and university campuses, for | 21 |
| examining potential barriers to African-American male student | 22 |
| success, for exploring best practices for increasing |
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| African-American male success and participation, and for | 2 |
| providing resources and support to currently enrolled | 3 |
| African-American male students.
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