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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Computer Science provides a foundation for 
3virtually any career and most people benefit from learning the 
4basics of Computer Science; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Software jobs outnumber Computer Science students 
63 to 1 and there is  a one million job gap over the past decade 
7between open jobs in Computer Science  and qualified candidates; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Ninety percent  of schools in the United States do 
10not teach Computer Science; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Many countries, including China, Vietnam, and 
12Estonia, require Computer Science classes for all students; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Fewer than 10% of students in the United States 
14try to learn basic Computer Science; of these students, only 2% 
15are women and only 1% are students of color; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The week of December 9th through the 15th, 2013 is 
17Computer Science Education Week organized by the Computing in 
18the Core coalition; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 
 
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1NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
2SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare December 9, 2013 to 
3be Computer Science Education Day in the State of Illinois; and 
4be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
6presented to all the school districts in the State of Illinois.