HR0154 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Promise Neighborhoods program was founded in 2010 on the premise of significantly improving the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in distressed communities by providing access to great schools and strong systems of community support to aid in the transition from childhood to career; and

WHEREAS, The Promise Neighborhoods grant program consists of planning grants and implementation grants; and

WHEREAS, The United States Department of Education proposed to fund Promise Neighborhoods through the legislative authority of the Fund for the Improvement of Education Program in 2010; the level and allocation of planning and implementation funds are contingent upon each fiscal year's final budget; and

WHEREAS, The Promise Neighborhoods grant program is expected to continue in 2013 with another round of applications and award winners; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Congress of the United States, the President of the United States, and the United States Department of Education to consider communities in this State, including communities in the City of Chicago, as Promise Neighborhoods and award grants as such; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, each member of the Illinois congressional delegation, the President of the United States, and the U.S. Secretary of Education.