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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in |
| 3 | | institutions of higher education are not treated, respected, |
| 4 | | nor valued the same as full-time instructors; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in |
| 6 | | institutions of higher education are not valued the same as |
| 7 | | full-time instructors but have the same credentials; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in |
| 9 | | institutions of higher education teach a majority of all |
| 10 | | courses offered; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in |
| 12 | | institutions of higher education are expected to teach the |
| 13 | | same material and are held to the same standards as full-time |
| 14 | | instructors; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Currently, all part-time/contingent/adjunct |
| 16 | | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and |
| 17 | | educational support personnel are not equitably compensated, |
| 18 | | have no access to health benefits, and lack full and fair |
| 19 | | pension reporting and accountability; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Student learning is directly related to |
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| 1 | | part-time/contingent/adjunct working conditions; it follows |
| 2 | | that college and university student learning is negatively |
| 3 | | impacted by the inequities and unfairness embedded in the |
| 4 | | system of higher education; therefore, be it
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 6 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 7 | | we urge that adjuncts/non-tenure/part-time instructors in |
| 8 | | institutions of higher education be treated with the same |
| 9 | | respect, recognition, value, and standards as full-time |
| 10 | | instructors and no longer be second class citizens within the |
| 11 | | ranks of higher education professionals as has been the |
| 12 | | practice within these institutions of higher learning; and be |
| 13 | | it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we affirm that these professionals, who |
| 15 | | have the same credentials as the full-time instructors, are |
| 16 | | being underpaid to do the same job; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we pledge to seek solutions that include, |
| 18 | | but are not limited to, legislated salary parity, mandated |
| 19 | | access to health benefits, and full and fair pension reporting |
| 20 | | and accountability for all part-time/contingent/adjunct |
| 21 | | Illinois public teachers, librarians, counselors, and |
| 22 | | educational support personnel; and be it further
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