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IL HR0256
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Swanson
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AI Summary
- Declares the week of May 7 through May 13, 2023 as "Read with Your Child Week" in Illinois
- Encourages all Illinois schools to promote the designated week with appropriate activities
- Notes that one-third of Illinois children read below their basic grade level according to 2022 NAEP data
- References that third graders who do not read proficiently are four times more likely to drop out of high school, and low-income students who do not read proficiently are six times more likely to drop out
- Recognizes $1.5 million allocated in the proposed FY24 budget for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to provide free books monthly to children from birth to five years old
Legislative Description
READ WITH YOUR CHILD WEEK
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
4/26/2024
Committee Referrals
Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies5/8/2023
Rules5/4/2023
Full Bill Text
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