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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is a 
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de facto monopoly on athletic
competition for Illinois high 
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school students; and

  

 
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    WHEREAS, There is realistically no other outlet or 
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opportunity for student athletes to
meaningfully compete in 
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high school sports besides through the IHSA; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The IHSA has demonstrated a lack of respect for or 
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understanding of
private, non-boundaried high schools and the 
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families who choose such schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Parents of private high school students are as 
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financially supportive of public schools as parents of public 
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school students through the payment of State taxes; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The IHSA has failed to uphold standards that 
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promote the equitable treatment
of students and schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Recent action taken by the IHSA Board of Directors 
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will divide the students of
Illinois by public and private 
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school affiliations; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is established the 
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Illinois High School Athletics Task Force for the purpose of 
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studying the feasibility of forming a high school athletics 
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association other than the Illinois High School Association; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 
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following members: 2 members of
the House of Representatives, 
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or their designees, appointed by the Speaker of the House, one 
 


 






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of whom shall serve as co-chairperson of the Task Force; 2 
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members of the House of Representatives, or their designees, 
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appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, one of whom 
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shall serve as co-spokesman of the Task Force; 2 members of the 
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Senate, or their designees, appointed by the President of the 
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Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chairperson of the Task 
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Force; 2 members of the Senate, or their designees, appointed 
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by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom shall serve 
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as co-spokesman of the Task Force; 2 members of the public, one 
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of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one 
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of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; one 
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member appointed by an association that represents school 
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boards; one member appointed by an association that represents 
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school administrators; one member appointed by an organization 
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that represents high school athletic directors and coaches; and 
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one member appointed by an organization representing the 
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greatest number of private high schools in the State; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois High School Athletics Task 
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Force shall report its
findings to the General Assembly by 
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filing copies of its report with the Clerk of the House and the 
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Secretary of the Senate on or before January 1, 2006, and that 
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upon filing its report the Task Force is dissolved.