Bill

HR 437

HONORS-VICTOR GÓMEZ

104th Regular Session Introduced by Brad Stephens

Victor Gómez is honored as Illinois 2025 Teacher of the Year for bilingual science instruction and leadership, with district support for his national competition.

Resolution Adopted

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Bill Summary · HR 437

Summary — H.R. 437: “Honors — Victor Gómez” (House Resolution)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: January 15, 2025
Classification: Commemorative resolution

Purpose / Intent

This House resolution formally recognizes and honors Victor Gómez as the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year, a distinction awarded by the Illinois State Board of Education. It praises his six years of science teaching in Leyden High School District 212 (East and West Leyden), highlights his bilingual instruction and work with English learners, and commemorates his selection to represent Illinois in the National Teacher of the Year program.

Key provisions / text highlights

Officially honors Victor Gómez as the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year and congratulates him for the award.
Notes that Illinois State Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders informed Gómez of the honor on April 23, 2025.
Recognizes Gómez’s teaching at Leyden High School District 212 (East Leyden in Franklin Park and West Leyden in Northlake), serving more than 3,500 students across the district.
Highlights his bilingual teaching and focus on English learners, and credits colleagues and district officials for nominating him.
Records that Leyden District 212 has granted Gómez a 12-month sabbatical so he may participate in the National Teacher of the Year competition and related activities.
Directs that suitable copies of the resolution be presented to Superintendent Nick Polyak and to Victor Gómez.

Who is affected / impact

Directly honors Victor Gómez and acknowledges Leyden High School District 212’s support.
Symbolic recognition only — this is an honorary legislative resolution and does not create new law, appropriations, or regulatory changes.

Procedural / timeline notes

Introduced in the House on January 15, 2025.
Legislative action entries provided indicate referral, readings, suspension of rules, adoption, and enrollment at various dates (e.g., Filed March 3; Rules suspended March 5; Adopted March 5; Reported enrolled March 6). Final placement on the calendar and adoption are also noted on October 14, 2025. The resolution’s official status is “Adopted.”
The resolution requests distribution of an official copy to Superintendent Nick Polyak and to Victor Gómez.

Note on source document

The version provided contains additional unrelated commemorative text (a separate Georgia resolution honoring Reverend Hermon Scott) and an apparent short title line referencing a different Act (“Support Neighborhoods Offset Winter Damage Act / SNOW Act of 2025”). These appear to be extraneous inclusions; the substantive commemorative text relevant to H.R. 437 concerns Victor Gómez and his Illinois Teacher of the Year recognition.

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