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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB 
3Pritzker has acted unilaterally and has repeatedly failed to 
4include the General Assembly in his pandemic response 
5decision-making; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Since March of 2020, Governor Pritzker has issued 
7over 80 executive orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic 
8with very little legislative and local government input; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Executive Order 2021-18, issued by Governor 
10Pritzker on August 4, 2021, requires all persons who are over 
11the age of two and able to medically tolerate a face covering 
12to wear a mask in all public and nonpublic schools; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Once again, Governor Pritzker failed to seek 
14input from the General Assembly, a co-equal branch of 
15government, in issuing EO 2021-18; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Governor Pritzker did not consider local school 
17board decision-making authority and what is best for the 
18schools and students they serve when issuing the new executive 
19order; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Governor Pritzker has the authority to call the 
 
 
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1General Assembly into special session to take action on his 
2COVID-19 response but has refused to do so; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we urge Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois State Board of 
6Education, and the Illinois Department of Public Health to 
7reinstate local control and allow duly elected school board 
8members to make decisions on COVID-19 mitigation efforts that 
9best fit the community and school districts in which they 
10serve; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That we believe duly elected school board 
12members have the ability to set parameters and issue guidance 
13on the use of masks in schools and on other COVID-related 
14safety precautions; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That we urge Governor JB Pritzker to call the 
16General Assembly into special session to consider his COVID-19 
17response and mitigation efforts as a co-equal branch of 
18government; and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
20delivered to Governor JB Pritzker, State Superintendent Dr. 
21Carmen Ayala, and the Director of the Illinois Department of 
22Public Health, Dr. Ngozi Ezike.