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HJ0051 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, Computer Science provides a foundation for
3 virtually any career and most people benefit from learning the
4 basics of Computer Science; and

5     WHEREAS, Software jobs outnumber Computer Science students
6 3 to 1 and there is a one million job gap over the past decade
7 between open jobs in Computer Science and qualified candidates;
8 and

9     WHEREAS, Ninety percent of schools in the United States do
10 not teach Computer Science; and

11     WHEREAS, Many countries, including China, Vietnam, and
12 Estonia, require Computer Science classes for all students; and

13     WHEREAS, Fewer than 10% of students in the United States
14 try to learn basic Computer Science; of these students, only 2%
15 are women and only 1% are students of color; and

16     WHEREAS, The week of December 9th through the 15th, 2013 is
17 Computer Science Education Week organized by the Computing in
18 the Core coalition; therefore, be it

19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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1 NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
2 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare December 9, 2013 to
3 be Computer Science Education Day in the State of Illinois; and
4 be it further

5     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6 presented to all the school districts in the State of Illinois.

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