ACTION ALERT: PROGRAM FUNDING WITH SAMPLE LETTER
The Catholic Conference of Illinois asks all Catholic schools and their supporters to contact their legislators and ask that new funding ideas be used to ensure level funding for important programs serving both public and nonpublic schools and their families in Illinois - the Textbook Loan Program, the School Safety Block Grant and the Parent Transportation Reimbursement Program.
A sample letter can be found by
clicking here.
If you do not know who your legislator is you can call us at 217-528-9200 or visit the General Assembly website at
www.ilga.gov and click on Legislator Lookup in the bottom right portion of the page.
Letter Sent to Members of the House of Representatives Regarding State Budget - 6-8-09Click here to read a letter sent from Bob Gilligan to members of the Illinois House of Representatives.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR SCHOOLS - June 1, 2009Click here for the legislative update.
ACTION ALERT: PARENT/GUARDIAN TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING
Please join the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI) in asking the Illinois General Assembly to fund the Parent/Guardian Transportation Reimbursement program next year. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has proposed cutting funding for this program to zero. As the program provides needed financial reimbursements to families denied bus service for their children, we must act to preserve it. Use the link below for a letter that can be sent to your state Representative and state Senator.
To find out who your state Representative and Senator are, please visit www.ilga.gov and click on Legislator Lookup in the lower right portion of the page or call our offices at 217-528-9200 or 312-368-1066. Thank you for your help.
Click here for the link to the letter.
CCIR-IL Statewide Network Newsletter
Click here for the April 2009 Immigration newsletter.
Information on How Illinois Legislators Voted - August 4, 2008
Click here for information on how Illinois legislators voted on a small selection of issues CCI has been involved with the during the 95th General Assembly (2007-2008).
CCI Releases "Guidelines on Political Activities for Parishes and Catholic Church Organizations." As tax-exempt organizations, parishes and Catholic Church organizations are prohibited from participating in partisan political activities. However, there are some activities in which you can participate. The Catholic Conference of Illinois has published a brochure, "
Guidelines on Political Activities for Parishes and Catholic Church Organizations," which sets out some general guidelines to follow if you wish to participate in these activities.
For a PDF version of the brochure, please click here.
For further information on Political Activity Guidelines, please visit the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at:
http//www.usccb.org/ogc/guidelines.shtml
If you would like a hard copy of this publication, you may call either of our offices at 312-368-1066 or 217-528-9200.
In addition to these documents, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a new statement called
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility.
Click here to read the statement in Word format.
Click here to read the statement in PDF format.
Click here to read CCI's letter to pastors.
Click here for Tips for Talking to Your Legislator.
