HR0156 LRB094 11239 NHT 41968 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Pell Grants are the foundation and principal
3 source of federal financial assistance for university students
4 in the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Tuition at public universities has risen over 230%
6 since 1990; the average tuition in the State of Illinois is now
7 $4,667 a year; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The average Pell Grant award for a public
9 university student in Illinois last year was $2,584, with
10 Illinois students awarded over $398 million in Pell Grant
11 funds; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Over 173,291 Illinois students have received
13 federal Pell Grants; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16 we urge Congress and the President of the United States to
17 increase funding for Pell Grants; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19 delivered to the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the
20 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, each member of
21 the Illinois congressional delegation, and the President of the
22 United States.