Bill Text: IL HJR0010 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois State Board of Education to establish and manage a program designating Purple Star Schools in Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-08 - Re-referred to Assignments [HJR0010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0010-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, A Purple Star School is a public school that is | ||||||
| 3 | committed to supporting the unique educational and | ||||||
| 4 | social-emotional needs of military-connected children; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Purple Star Schools recognize that | ||||||
| 6 | military-connected students must move whenever their | ||||||
| 7 | active-duty parent receives a relocation order and will uproot | ||||||
| 8 | and change schools far more often than their civilian peers; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, A military-connected child can expect to move six | ||||||
| 11 | to nine times between kindergarten and their high school | ||||||
| 12 | graduation; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Purple Star Schools acknowledge that every | ||||||
| 14 | military-connected child has left behind friends and support | ||||||
| 15 | networks and may be dealing with a parent who is away from home | ||||||
| 16 | on deployment; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Several states have begun to recognize Purple | ||||||
| 18 | Star Schools, including Indiana and Ohio; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, It is important that Illinois schools share this | ||||||
| 20 | commitment to military-connected children when they are | ||||||
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| 1 | relocated into a new school district; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 4 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois State | ||||||
| 5 | Board of Education to establish and manage a program | ||||||
| 6 | designating Purple Star Schools in Illinois; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That we urge the State Board of Education to | ||||||
| 8 | ensure a school meets, at a minimum, the following | ||||||
| 9 | requirements prior to being designated a Purple Star School: | ||||||
| 10 | (1)Designate a staff point of contact for military | ||||||
| 11 | students and families; | ||||||
| 12 | (2)Establish and maintain a dedicated page on its | ||||||
| 13 | Internet website or a location in the school's | ||||||
| 14 | administrative office featuring information and resources | ||||||
| 15 | for military families; | ||||||
| 16 | (3)Maintain a student-led transition program to | ||||||
| 17 | include a student transition team coordinator; and | ||||||
| 18 | (4)Provide professional development for additional | ||||||
| 19 | staff on special considerations for military students and | ||||||
| 20 | families; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That we urge the State Board of Education to | ||||||
| 22 | utilize the Military Child Education Coalition for resources | ||||||
| 23 | and information regarding establishing and managing a Purple | ||||||
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| 1 | Star School program in Illinois; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, | ||||||
| 3 | we urge the State Board of Education to begin submitting an | ||||||
| 4 | annual report by December 31 of each year to the General | ||||||
| 5 | Assembly on which schools have been designated a Purple Star | ||||||
| 6 | School; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | delivered to State Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala.
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