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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Completing a higher education credential is a |
| 3 | | prerequisite for in-demand jobs of the 21st century economy; |
| 4 | | and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Average earnings of college graduates vastly |
| 6 | | outpace those of workers with only a high school diploma; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Building and maintaining a highly educated and |
| 8 | | skilled workforce is critical to the future of the Illinois |
| 9 | | economy; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Affordability is a major barrier for students |
| 11 | | seeking college credentials as an entrance to the middle class; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Students of all backgrounds need accurate and |
| 14 | | timely information on the ability of higher education |
| 15 | | institutions to meet their educational aspirations and |
| 16 | | economic realities; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon, as the State's point |
| 18 | | person on education reform, reports that higher education |
| 19 | | institutions provide standard cost and completion data to |
| 20 | | education authorities but do not present it to students in a |
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| 1 | | standard, easy-to-find and digest format; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, A standardized, public report of this data to |
| 3 | | students and parents could help them make better decisions on |
| 4 | | where to seek high-quality, affordable, and marketable |
| 5 | | credentials and put taxpayer-funded, need-based college grants |
| 6 | | to better use; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The federal government has launched a web-based |
| 8 | | College Scorecard that presents the costs and outcomes of |
| 9 | | public, private, and for-profit higher education institutions |
| 10 | | across Illinois and the nation that students and states can |
| 11 | | access at no cost; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 14 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that all certificate and degree |
| 15 | | granting institutions operating in the State of Illinois are |
| 16 | | encouraged to prominently post links to the federal College |
| 17 | | Scorecard on their school websites, and also are encouraged to |
| 18 | | work together to design and post online an Illinois College |
| 19 | | Scorecard with complementary data regarding educational |
| 20 | | programs' costs and outcomes to better inform students and |
| 21 | | families regarding higher education and career choices; and be |
| 22 | | it further
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