,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4   
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mrs4   
,capito1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,lujn1    
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4   
,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,re$7 submitt$ ! foll[+   
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ,community ,college ,mon? 9 ,april z a
 celebration ( m ?an #a1jjj in/itutions 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates support+ access 
to high] education1 work=ce tra9+1 & m  
broadly su/a9+ & advanc+ ! economic     
prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !  
fir/ public community college1 kn[n     
today z ,joliet ,junior ,college 9      
,ill9ois1 op5$ its doors to #f /ud5ts 9 
#aija z an exp]im5t to accommodate ^? :o
 want$ to pursue a college education )\t
 leav+ _! community2 ,:]eas ! t]m       
community college 0 popul>iz$ by !      

,presid5t's ,commission on ,high]       
,education 9 #aidg1 9 recognition ( !   
community-c5t]$ nature ( ! em]g+ sector 
( in/itutions2 ,:]eas local community & 
educational lead]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$     
,/ates develop$ community colleges at a 
dramatic pace ov] sev]al decades to meet
 _! p's ne$s = educational & economic   
opportunity2 ,:]eas1 today1 #a1jbd      
community colleges1 includ+ #ibd public1
 #cf ,tribal1 & #fd indep5d5t community 
colleges s]ve #aj1ejj1jjj cr$it &       
noncr$it /ud5ts2 ,:]eas rec5t enrollm5t 
data %[s t community colleges are !     
lead+ s\rce ( po/second>y gr[?1 )       
enrollm5t increas+ by #d p]c5t1         
demon/rat+ cont9u$ progress 9 /ud5t     
access & p>ticipation2 ,:]eas public    
community colleges are an af=dable      
option *>g+ an av]age ( #d1jej = annual 
tuition & fees = 9-di/rict /ud5ts1 h an 
av]age /ud5t age ( #bg1 & s]ve /ud5ts :o
 (t5 are work+1 l[-income1 p>5ts1       
vet]ans1 or ! fir/ 9 _! family to g to  
college2 ,:]eas community colleges are !

 prim>y educational in/itution s]v+     
work=ce developm5t ne$s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & are respond+ to curr5t economic
 conditions by educat+ pr(essionals 9   
fields rang+ f ! semiconductor &        
con/ruction indu/ries to nurs+ & o!r    
heal? c>e pr(essions2 ,:]eas #di p]c5t (
 all /ud5ts :o complet$ a ba*elor's     
degree at a #d-ye> in/itution 9 !       
#bjae-bjaf academic ye> _h be5 enroll$  
at a #b-ye> public in/itution 9 !       
previ\s decade2 ,:]eas ! m$ian di/ance f
 ea* /ud5t's home to a community college
 is only #aj miles2 ,:]eas #hb p]c5t (  
public high s*ools (f] dual enrollm5t   
programs all[+ _! /ud5ts to take college
 classes1 usually at _! local community 
college1 (f]+ opportunity to save "t &  
money 9 college & jump/>t c>e]          
exploration2 ,:]eas alumni ( ,am]ica's  
community colleges g5]at$               
#hih1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 add$ income to !     
national economy 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj &   
con/itut$ #d4a p]c5t ( ! total gross    
dome/ic product = t ye>2 ,:]eas e doll> 

( public fund+ = community colleges     
returns #f4hj 9 tax rev5ue2 & ,:]eas    
celebrat+ ,community ,college ,mon? 9   
,april provides ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) 
an opportunity to recognize ! value (   
in/itutions t h long support$ ,am]ican  
prosp]ity & competitiv5ess & community  
vitality & t w be important to !        
economic future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes !    
significance ( ,community ,college ,mon?
 9 ,april z an opportunity to celebrate 
ov] #a1jjj community colleges ?r\gh\t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates s]v+ local & regional ne$s
 & /r5g!n+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy4