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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 codified into federal 
3law and provided funding for outreach endeavors at the 
4Land-Grant Universities founded by the Morrill Act of 1862; the 
5appropriation for Cooperative Extension as established by 
6Smith-Lever was unique in that it set up a shared partnership 
7among the federal, state, and county levels of government; a 
8formula funding mechanism was designed to insure that there was 
9support from each of the levels to help the fledgling system 
10achieve stability and leverage resources; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, The original formula called for federal funding to 
12be divided in the following manner: 20% shared by all states in 
13equal proportions, 40% shared in the proportion that the rural 
14population inhabits, and 40% shared in the proportion that the 
15farm population inhabits; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The original formula called federal funding to be 
17divided in a manner based on an agrarian society; in the 1980s, 
18Extension responded to societal problems, which included urban 
19issues; 47% of Illinois Extension funds come from State 
20sources, while 32% of funds come from federal sources, and 18% 
21come from local sources; and

  
 
22    WHEREAS, University of Illinois Extension in Cook County 
 
 
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1continues to provide residents with programs to address urban 
2issues in the 1990s, as the expansion of urban areas increased; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the month 
6of May 2014 as University of Illinois Extension in Cook County 
7Month in the State of Illinois to celebrate the 100 years of 
8dedicated service that Extension has provided to the residents 
9of Cook County.