Full Text of HR0835 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Computer science is a foundational skill for every | 3 | | 21st century student; however, many schools in the United | 4 | | States do not teach courses on the subject; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Computer science jobs are growing at a rate of 2 | 6 | | times the national average compared to other
professions; there | 7 | | are over 25,000 open computing jobs in Illinois, which is over | 8 | | 4 times the
average State demand rate; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 1.4 million computer | 10 | | programming jobs will need to be filled by the next decade; | 11 | | only 400,000 of these positions are expected to be filled, | 12 | | causing a loss of nearly
$500 billion in future salaries; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Less than 2.5% of American college students | 14 | | graduate with degrees in computer
science; enrollment figures | 15 | | for computer science have dropped compared to the previous
| 16 | | decade; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Only 0.7% of 2012 high school Advanced Placement | 18 | | students studied computer science; only 15% of those students | 19 | | were women, and only 8% were students
from communities of | 20 | | color; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Computer science credits can only be put toward | 2 | | high school graduation in 27
states; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Hour of Code challenge teaches individuals how | 4 | | to create computer code for
an hour to show anyone can learn | 5 | | the basics of computer programming; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Over 47,000 Hour of Code events have been | 7 | | conducted on every habitable
continent and within 180 | 8 | | countries; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Over 100 million students have tried the Hour of | 10 | | Code challenge to boost problem solving,
logic, and creativity | 11 | | skills; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Hour of Code challenge promotes awareness of | 13 | | computer science and
helps all students realize their full | 14 | | potential; Illinois schools should strive to ensure all | 15 | | students are prepared to be part of a 21st century
workforce; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | designate the week of
December 7-13, 2015 as "Hour of Code | 20 | | Week" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage all public and private | 2 | | educational institutions in Illinois to have
their students | 3 | | participate in the challenge.
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