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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The One Big Beautiful Bill, recently signed into 
3law by President Donald Trump, contains the Educational Choice 
4for Children Act, which offers a federal tax credit of up to 
5$1,700 for individuals that donate to Scholarship Granting 
6Organizations, thereby increasing funding for these 
7organizations to help families pay for their children to 
8attend the K-12 school of their choice; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The list of eligible educational expenses within 
10the Educational Choice for Children Act also includes fees, 
11tutoring, educational therapies, transportation, technology, 
12and other expenses for children attending public schools, 
13private schools, and home schools; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Currently, 35 states have similar versions of the 
15program in place at the state level; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Illinois' own version of the program, the Invest 
17in Kids Act, was allowed to expire at the end of 2023, forcing 
18many low-income families back into our State's failing public 
19education system; and
 
20    WHEREAS, One's ability to choose where their child attends 
21school should not be a privilege reserved only for the wealthy 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, It is imperative that each state choose to opt 
3into the provisions of the Educational Choice for Children 
4Act; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge Governor JB 
7Pritzker to opt Illinois into the provisions of the 
8Educational Choice for Children Act; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10delivered to Governor JB Pritzker.