Full Text of SR0161 99th General Assembly
SR0161 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Some Illinois students are unable to pursue | 3 | | activities and interests because of the costs associated with | 4 | | music education and youth sports programs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Study after study links the benefits of both music | 6 | | education and sports to the social, behavioral, and cognitive | 7 | | development of children; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Schools find themselves first cutting the budgets | 9 | | of music, arts education, and extracurricular sports programs | 10 | | in dire budgetary times; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The day of September 19 has been designated as | 12 | | Preventing Lost Potential Day by the HAVlife Foundation; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Preventing Lost Potential Day is to be an | 14 | | annual day of celebration and provides a renewed focus on the | 15 | | importance of and dedication to educate, encourage, protect, | 16 | | and develop our community's youth; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The HAVlife Foundation serves as an advocate for | 18 | | all schools, non-profit organizations, sports clubs, civic | 19 | | organizations, government programs, and religious institutions | 20 | | that place emphasis on valuing and caring for youth; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This day shall initiate an ongoing movement to | 2 | | make the State of Illinois the best place in the nation for | 3 | | youth; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes that this effort | 5 | | is successful because of the partnerships that have formed | 6 | | between residents, businesses, and community and State | 7 | | organizations and organizations like HAVlife; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate September | 10 | | 19, 2015 as Preventing Lost Potential Day in the State of | 11 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the residents of this State to | 13 | | continue to support our youth in their continued pursuit of | 14 | | extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, and the | 15 | | arts; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the HAVlife Foundation as a token of their resolve | 18 | | in strengthening the youth of our nation.
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