Full Text of HR0119 96th General Assembly
HR0119 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Certain special programs, known commonly as TRIO | 3 |
| Programs, are an integral part of the education of many | 4 |
| disadvantaged students in the State of Illinois and in the | 5 |
| United States; and
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| WHEREAS, TRIO Programs such as Upward Bound, Ronald F. | 7 |
| McNair, Talent Search, Student Support Services, and | 8 |
| Educational Opportunity Centers are designed to help students | 9 |
| overcome social, cultural, and class barriers to higher | 10 |
| education by providing information, counseling, academic | 11 |
| instruction, tutoring, support, and encouragement; and
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| WHEREAS, TRIO Programs help provide the support that gives | 13 |
| students the skills, hope, and motivation needed to succeed in | 14 |
| college and to participate more fully in American society; and
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| WHEREAS, In the last three decades, over 2,400 TRIO | 16 |
| Programs across the nation have produced thousands of | 17 |
| educational success stories; and
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| WHEREAS, Both houses of the United States Congress have | 19 |
| recognized the achievements and successes of these programs; | 20 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| honor and recognize the achievements of the TRIO Programs | 4 |
| across the country and especially within the State of Illinois.
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