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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, During these difficult economic times, it is more 
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important than ever that every member of our society be 
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afforded fair opportunities, especially in the pursuit of 
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higher education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Appropriate guiding principles for government 
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endeavors are found in the Preamble of the Illinois 
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Constitution which states, in part, that "We, the People of the 
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State of Illinois ... in order to provide for the health, 
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safety and welfare of the people; ... eliminate poverty and 
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inequality; ...  provide opportunity for the fullest  
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development of the individual; ... - do ordain and establish  
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this Constitution for the State of Illinois"; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Those principles should likewise guide the United 
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States government in the creation and operation of policies and 
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programs that provide opportunity for the fullest development 
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of the individual; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is proper to consider how society may offer 
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another chance to  a person who made serious mistakes, 
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especially when the person strives through higher education to 
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reach his or her fullest development and improve the 
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circumstances in which he or she and any dependents live, 
 


 






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learn, and work; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Another chance for those who made mistakes in 
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their lives but who seek to improve their lives through higher 
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education would be created by modifying the federal student aid 
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eligibility requirements in a manner so that a student's prior 
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mistakes, as reflected in a prior criminal conviction, would 
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not stand in the way of the student attaining his or her 
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fullest development; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the Illinois State House of Representatives urges the Congress 
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to modify existing student financial assistance eligibility 
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provisions in a manner so that a student's prior mistakes, as 
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reflected in a prior criminal conviction, would not stand in 
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the way of the student attaining his or her fullest 
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development; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be



 
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delivered to President Obama, and each member of the Illinois



 
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Congressional delegation.