PRINTER'S NO. 2851

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 336 Session of 2000

        INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, CIVERA, MICOZZIE, RAYMOND, ALLEN, ARGALL,
           ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
           BROWNE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAWLEY, CLARK,
           CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, DALEY, DALLY,
           DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DONATUCCI, DRUCE, FAIRCHILD, FEESE,
           FICHTER, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
           GORDNER, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
           HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAISER, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH,
           LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, LUCYK, MAITLAND, MANDERINO, MANN,
           MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON,
           S. MILLER, PESCI, PETRARCA, PIPPY, PISTELLA, RAMOS, READSHAW,
           RIEGER, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
           SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH,
           SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, TULLI, VAN HORNE,
           WALKO, WATERS, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT,
           YUDICHAK AND ZUG, JANUARY 20, 2000

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           JANUARY 20, 2000

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Declaring the week of January 30 through February 5, 2000, as
     2     "Catholic Schools Week" in this Commonwealth.

     3     WHEREAS, Catholic schools in this Commonwealth are
     4  celebrating "Catholic Schools Week" from January 30 through
     5  February 5, 2000; and
     6     WHEREAS, Catholic elementary and secondary schools, educating
     7  approximately 240,000 students annually, save State and local
     8  taxpayers more than 1.3 billion dollars each year; and
     9     WHEREAS, Catholic schools instill in young people a strong
    10  foundation of values, self-esteem, self-confidence and

     1  leadership skills; and
     2     WHEREAS, Catholic schools, in providing young people with
     3  solid values and academic skills needed in becoming responsible
     4  citizens of this Commonwealth and nation, have a dropout rate of
     5  less than 3% and a postgraduate higher education enrollment rate
     6  of 80%; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
     8  of January 30 through February 5, 2000, as "Catholic Schools
     9  Week" in this Commonwealth and express congratulations and
    10  appreciation to Catholic elementary and secondary schools across
    11  this Commonwealth on the occasion of "Catholic Schools Week" in
    12  2000.












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