Full Text of SR0268 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Education Amendments of 1972, containing | 3 | | Title IX, was signed into law by President Richard Nixon 51 | 4 | | years ago on June 23, 1972; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, After the passage of Title IX, Congress built in | 6 | | a six-year period for secondary and post-secondary schools to | 7 | | achieve compliance; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The National Collegiate Athletic Association | 9 | | (NCAA) introduced women's championships for intercollegiate | 10 | | sports 50 years ago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of | 12 | | sex in the administration of any education program receiving | 13 | | Federal financial assistance; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal | 15 | | opportunity for women and girls under the inspiration and | 16 | | mandate of Title IX; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Title IX serves as the nondiscrimination | 18 | | principle in education; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Title IX has moved this nation closer to the |
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| 1 | | fulfillment of access and opportunities for women and girls in | 2 | | all aspects of life; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Title IX has increased educational opportunities | 4 | | for women and girls, resulting in improved graduation rates, | 5 | | increased access to professional schools and nontraditional | 6 | | fields of study, and improved employment opportunities; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Title IX has increased opportunities for women | 8 | | and girls in sports, leading to greater access to competitive | 9 | | sports, and has helped build strong values, such as teamwork, | 10 | | leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-sacrifice, pride in | 11 | | accomplishment, and strength of character; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Title IX has been instrumental in fostering 51 | 13 | | years of progress toward equality between men and women in | 14 | | educational institutions and the workplace, and with further | 15 | | progress still needed, Title IX will remain instrumental in | 16 | | achieving that goal; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | 19 | | accomplishments of Title IX of the Education Amendments of | 20 | | 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity | 21 | | in Education Act, in increasing opportunities for women and | 22 | | girls in all facets of education; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the magnificent | 2 | | accomplishments of women and girls in sports, as well as the | 3 | | need to continue pursuing the goal of Title IX.
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