MEMORIAL-JACQUALINE F.G. SCOTT

This is a memorial resolution honoring Jacqualine Florence Griffin Scott, a Chicago educator, community leader, and longtime advocate for Black history and education. The Illinois House of Representatives passed HR 587 to express condolences to her family and acknowledge her life's work, including teaching, service with the U.S. Department of Education, leadership in the NAACP and A.M.E. Church, and founding charitable organizations. As a procedural resolution (not a policy bill), it contains no legislative provisions or direct impact on constituents. The resolution was adopted unanimously on January 20, 2026.