Full Text of HR1504 94th General Assembly
HR1504 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, National Family Week, November 19-25, 2006, | 3 |
| celebrates that strong families are at the center of strong | 4 |
| communities and children lead better lives when their families | 5 |
| are strong;
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| WHEREAS, Families are strong and successful when they live | 7 |
| in communities that connect them to economic opportunities, | 8 |
| educational supports, social networks, and community services; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Illinois is blessed with a multitude of families | 11 |
| that include more than 16,000 Department of Children and Family | 12 |
| Services wards who count on the State of Illinois as their | 13 |
| parent and who must rely on foster parents, grandparents, | 14 |
| aunts, other relatives, or residential caregivers for their | 15 |
| family life;
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| WHEREAS, More than 8,000 foster parents and relatives count | 17 |
| on State support to help them provide loving homes and a stable | 18 |
| family environment for foster children;
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 880 adolescents rely on help from | 20 |
| the Department of Children and Family Services to live | 21 |
| independently as they transition out of State protective care;
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| WHEREAS, More than 1,400 children under the jurisdiction of | 24 |
| the Department of Juvenile Justice count on assistance from the | 25 |
| State to transition back to community life and into adulthood;
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| WHEREAS, New and permanent families are being created by | 28 |
| parents who have adopted State wards and rely upon support | 29 |
| services to address the special needs of their families;
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| WHEREAS, The children who count on Illinois to be their | 2 |
| parent must be able to count on sound and sophisticated | 3 |
| policies and adequately funded services to ensure their well | 4 |
| being and future success; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Parents who count on Illinois for vital support | 6 |
| services for their children must be able to count on State | 7 |
| policymakers to ensure program and funding support to build and | 8 |
| maintain family and community connections; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we recognize and support National Family Week and encourage | 12 |
| lawmakers, State policymakers, and all Illinois citizens to | 13 |
| support the principles of National Family Week throughout the | 14 |
| year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the Child Care Association of Illinois.
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