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SENATE WEEK IN REVIEW: Nov. 5-9, 2007 |
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – High-school students will soon have a new program to help them get ready for college and the Illinois Department of Public Health will expand its newborn screening program, under legislation signed into law by the Governor during the week of Nov. 5-9.
Senate Bill 858 creates a three-year College and Career Readiness Pilot Program to help high school students prepare academically for college. Over a period of three years, the Illinois Community College Board will work with 12 community colleges and its participating high schools to analyze college courses, develop a Readiness Prescription for each high school student, create “College and Career Readiness Teams” to develop intervention strategies, and then test each student the following year to assess progress and college readiness. These students will also be monitored and assisted through college. |
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Senate Week in Review October 29 – November 2 |
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Doomsday delayed, Feds provide last minute bail-out
Springfield, IL – Senate lawmakers returned to Springfield on Friday, November 2, to consider what many Chicago and suburban Illinois commuters hoped would be a permanent resolution to the area’s looming mass transit crisis. But, at the end of the day, the “doomsday” was officially cancelled without any legislative action and, instead, lawmakers concentrated on providing the state’s school districts with their annual funding. |
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Week in Review: October 22-26 |
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Springfield, IL - October 25th was the final opportunity for the Illinois Senate to act on budget vetoes previously voted on by the Illinois House. Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) refused to allow Senate action on the vetoes, which included money for health care workers, guards for prisons that are severely understaffed and a number of programs that help the state's most vulnerable citizens, including veterans, the developmentally disabled, alcohol and substance abuse patients, the mentally ill and children with autism. |
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Insurance Resources for Illinois Consumers |
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Crystal Lake, IL – State Senator Pamela J. Althoff (R-Crystal Lake) wants residents with insurance questions to know there is an additional source of assistance.
“The Illinois Insurance Hotline is an educational resource designed to help consumers with questions about insurance-related matters. Consumers can use this information to make informed decisions on insurance related issues,” said Sen. Althoff. |
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Sen. Althoff and Lt. Governor Quinn to view “Portrait of a Soldier” |
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Crystal Lake, IL – State Senator Pamela J. Althoff (R-Crystal Lake), Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and representatives from McHenry County veterans associations honored Illinois servicemen and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror.
“The Portrait of Soldier is a moving tribute to the men and women who have given the ultimate measure to ensure that American remains free,” said Sen. Althoff. “I encourage everyone to come see the Portrait of a Soldier at McHenry County College.”
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