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92nd General Assembly
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The quality of education of  Illinois'  children
 3    continues to be a high priority of the State; and

 4        WHEREAS,  The State of Illinois values the commitment and
 5    dedication of  the  men  and  women  comprising  the  State's
 6    quality teaching and administrative force; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Illinois schools are experiencing a shortage of
 8    teachers in a wide variety  of  areas  from  early  childhood
 9    through high school with very serious shortages in particular
10    subject areas; and

11        WHEREAS,  The State Board of Education reports that 2,637
12    teaching and administrative positions were  unfilled  in  the
13    fall of 2000; and

14        WHEREAS, Approximately 29,895 teachers and administrators
15    will be eligible to retire by 2003; and

16        WHEREAS, Many school districts have difficulty recruiting
17    and  retaining  high-quality  teachers and administrators for
18    low-performing schools, for pupils with  special  needs,  and
19    for  schools  serving  rural  areas  or  large populations of
20    pupils from low-income and minority families; and

21        WHEREAS, Many factors contribute to  rising  teacher  and
22    administrator  shortages  and attrition rates including labor
23    market  forces,  compensation,  and  working  conditions   in
24    schools throughout the State; therefore, be it

25        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
26    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27    the Office of the Governor, the State Board of Education, the
28    Board of Higher Education,  the  Illinois  Community  College
29    Board,  the  Illinois  Student Assistance Commission, and the
30    Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and  Universities
 
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 1    shall  work  in concert with the Teachers' Retirement System,
 2    the Chicago Public Schools, various  business  organizations,
 3    and major teacher and administrator associations to develop a
 4    strategic  plan  for  the  State of Illinois to assist school
 5    districts in  responding  to  the  need  for  recruiting  and
 6    retaining  high-quality teachers in all geographic regions of
 7    the State and throughout all subject areas; and be it further

 8        RESOLVED, That a report shall be filed with  the  General
 9    Assembly  by  October  15,  2001,  recommending actions to be
10    included in the State's FY 2003  budget  related  to  teacher
11    shortages; and be it further

12        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
13    delivered to the Office of the Governor, the State  Board  of
14    Education,  the  Board  of  Higher  Education,  the  Illinois
15    Community   College  Board,  the  Federation  of  Independent
16    Illinois Colleges  and  Universities,  the  Illinois  Student
17    Assistance Commission, and the Teachers' Retirement System.

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