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HR0459LRB104 15229 MST 28378 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The education of all children, the provision of 

3specialized services for each subgroup of students attending 

4Illinois schools, including overcoming language barriers for 

5English learner students, and the provision of language access 

6services for parents with limited English proficiency should 

7be things that the State of Illinois strives to accomplish; 

8and

9 WHEREAS, Illinois statute requires the identification of 

10English learner students, requires school districts to 

11establish a transitional bilingual education (TBE) program 

12when an attendance center has an enrollment of 20 or more 

13English learners of the same language classification, and 

14requires assessment of English learners to determine their 

15specific programmatic needs; and

16 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois serves over 225,000 English 

17learner students in its schools, accounting for more than 16% 

18of all its students; and

19 WHEREAS, The majority of English learners in Illinois were 

20born in the U.S., and all English learners are entitled to a 

21free and appropriate public education, including services for 

22English learners to help them overcome language barriers and 

HR0459- 2 -LRB104 15229 MST 28378 r

1participate in the educational programs offered by Illinois 

2school districts to the same degree that non-English learner 

3students participate; and

4 WHEREAS, President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 

5FY2026 eliminates the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title 

6III funding, which supports educational programs for English 

7learners' attainment of English proficiency and improvement of 

8academic achievement; and

9 WHEREAS, Executive Order