Illinois SR 383: MEMORIAL - PATRICK LEAHY

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SR0383LRB104 14472 ECR 27611 r

1SENATE 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 

SR0383- 2 -LRB104 14472 ECR 27611 r

1and well-connected; and

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.