Bill Text: IL HR0289 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Urges that the funding for the Invest in Kids program not be reduced.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-07-02 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0289 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0289-Introduced.html


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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Invest in Kids program was enacted in 2017 by
3the Illinois General Assembly to create a scholarship option
4for economically-challenged young people and their families;
5and
6 WHEREAS, Scholarship benefits provided to young people and
7their families through the Invest in Kids program requires the
8participation of the private sector; benefactors are
9encouraged, through a State income tax credit, to make
10donations to scholarship granting organizations; and
11 WHEREAS, The Invest in Kids law requires that this
12scholarship money go to the neediest students first; as a
13result, these organizations fund scholarship programs that are
14targeted to economically-challenged, promising, gifted
15students; and
16 WHEREAS, For Yvonne Camarillo's family, they now can have
17their child Adriana attend kindergarten at St. Agnes of Bohemia
18School in the Little Village community of Chicago, providing
19her a high quality school that fits her needs in a safe and
20culturally appropriate environment; and
21 WHEREAS, For Lakisha Partridge's family, the scholarship

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1allows their 3rd grade child, Jeremiah, to flee constant
2bullying in his school and now attend St. Leonard School in
3Berwyn, where he is treated with respect and is placed at his
4appropriate high academic level; and
5 WHEREAS, Melody Healy now has her daughter, Ariana,
6attending Alpine Academy in Rockford as a first-grade student,
7where she receives a quality education at an opportune time
8given her family's personal and financial challenges; the tax
9credit scholarship is a blessing; and
10 WHEREAS, Shadier Gheith's children, Maryam, Sarra, and
11Shaymah, attend the Aqsa School in Bridgeview, providing them
12with the community values and beliefs that are consistent with
13their family's faith; and
14 WHEREAS, For Elliot Cohen and his children, Meira, Shalom,
15Chaya, and Binyomin, who attend various schools in the Agudath
16Israel Network, the children's scholarships represent an
17opportunity for education as part of a community; and
18 WHEREAS, Catchet Rodriguez's family is now able to have
19their two children, Alivia and Isaac (5th and 2nd grade
20respectively), attend St. Mark School in Peoria without the
21financial burden to the entire family, while knowing that their
22children are receiving the best education available; and

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1 WHEREAS, Strong families and strong educational
2achievement are essential elements for Illinois and its people
3as our State deals with its challenges of jobs, life, and
4productivity, and the Invest in Kids program is targeted to
5these challenges; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8the Invest in Kids program provides hope to young people and
9their families throughout Illinois and should be fully funded
10with no cutbacks in the FY20 Illinois budget; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That this resolution be delivered to Senate
12President John Cullerton and Speaker of the House Michael J.
13Madigan.
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