Full Text of HJR0047 94th General Assembly
HJ0047 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is a | 3 |
| de facto monopoly on athletic
competition for Illinois high | 4 |
| school students; and
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| WHEREAS, There is realistically no other outlet or | 6 |
| opportunity for student athletes to
meaningfully compete in | 7 |
| high school sports besides through the IHSA; and
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| WHEREAS, The IHSA has demonstrated a lack of respect for or | 9 |
| understanding of
private, non-boundaried high schools and the | 10 |
| families who choose such schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Parents of private high school students are as | 12 |
| financially supportive of public schools as parents of public | 13 |
| school students through the payment of State taxes; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, The IHSA has failed to uphold standards that | 15 |
| promote the equitable treatment
of students and schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Recent action taken by the IHSA Board of Directors | 17 |
| will divide the students of
Illinois by public and private | 18 |
| school affiliations; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 21 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is established the | 22 |
| Illinois High School Athletics Task Force for the purpose of | 23 |
| studying the feasibility of forming a high school athletics | 24 |
| association other than the Illinois High School Association; | 25 |
| and be it further | 26 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 27 |
| following members: 2 members of
the House of Representatives, | 28 |
| or their designees, appointed by the Speaker of the House, one |
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| of whom shall serve as co-chairperson of the Task Force; 2 | 2 |
| members of the House of Representatives, or their designees, | 3 |
| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, one of whom | 4 |
| shall serve as co-spokesman of the Task Force; 2 members of the | 5 |
| Senate, or their designees, appointed by the President of the | 6 |
| Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chairperson of the Task | 7 |
| Force; 2 members of the Senate, or their designees, appointed | 8 |
| by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom shall serve | 9 |
| as co-spokesman of the Task Force; 2 members of the public, one | 10 |
| of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one | 11 |
| of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; one | 12 |
| member appointed by an association that represents school | 13 |
| boards; one member appointed by an association that represents | 14 |
| school administrators; one member appointed by an organization | 15 |
| that represents high school athletic directors and coaches; and | 16 |
| one member appointed by an organization representing the | 17 |
| greatest number of private high schools in the State; and be it | 18 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois High School Athletics Task | 20 |
| Force shall report its
findings to the General Assembly by | 21 |
| filing copies of its report with the Clerk of the House and the | 22 |
| Secretary of the Senate on or before January 1, 2006, and that | 23 |
| upon filing its report the Task Force is dissolved.
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