Full Text of SR0431 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Regional superintendents of schools have | 3 | | performed vital roles for the State, local school districts, | 4 | | and taxpayers since their inception as county superintendents | 5 | | in
1865; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Regional superintendents are facing an | 7 | | unprecedented crisis this summer
after Governor Quinn cut | 8 | | funding from the State budget for their salaries; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Regional superintendents around the State have | 10 | | remained committed to their
duties as dedicated public | 11 | | servants, elected by the people of Illinois, by continuing to | 12 | | work
hard in their jobs, despite not receiving pay since July | 13 | | 1st; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Regional superintendents perform duties and | 15 | | services for school districts in
Illinois that cannot be | 16 | | duplicated, either under the law or practically, by either | 17 | | State
government or the local districts; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, These valuable services and duties include | 19 | | issuing, registering, and
renewing certificates for 120,000 | 20 | | teachers and 700 administrators each year, providing safety
| 21 | | training for 20,000 bus drivers each year, inspecting 4,000 |
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each year for safety, | 2 | | auditing school district financial numbers, administering | 3 | | truancy and
alternative education programs for students with | 4 | | behavior problems, and coordinating school
consolidation and | 5 | | reorganization hearings, to name a few; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The emotional and financial toll on the part of | 7 | | the regional superintendents
from not receiving a paycheck, yet | 8 | | continuing to work through this crisis, is great and growing; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wholeheartedly | 12 | | recognize the extremely
difficult situation facing the | 13 | | regional superintendents these last few months and moving | 14 | | forward; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we disagree with Governor Quinn's | 16 | | contention
that the regional superintendents could and should | 17 | | be funded at the local level; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That State law clearly recognizes regional | 19 | | superintendents
of schools as State employees and a real value | 20 | | to the taxpayers of Illinois; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That State legislators should override the |
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restore the regional superintendents' | 2 | | State funding in the upcoming fall veto session; and be it | 3 | | further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 | | delivered to Governor
Pat Quinn and the Illinois State Board of | 6 | | Education.
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