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1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 |
2 | | (As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)
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3 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the need for |
4 | | keeping Illinois waterways clean; whether it is a large or |
5 | | small body of water, whether rural, urban, or suburban, having |
6 | | clean waterways benefits public safety, public recreation, the |
7 | | economy, and the historical character of Illinois; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, The third Saturday of September is observed |
9 | | globally as "International Coastal
Cleanup Day", coordinated |
10 | | by the Ocean Conservancy and promoted by various like-minded
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11 | | Illinois partner organizations; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, The coalition of Illinois Global Scholar |
13 | | stakeholders acts for the benefit of Illinois students and |
14 | | works to promote Public Act 099-0780; it partners with |
15 | | organizations to ensure the protection, restoration, and |
16 | | health of Illinois waterways; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Service learning promotes effective student |
18 | | growth opportunities; a statewide coordinated day of action |
19 | | facilitates active citizen engagement, particularly focusing |
20 | | on active student engagement in learning and effective |
21 | | environmental improvement through trash collection, data |
22 | | collection, and data analysis; and
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