PRINTER'S NO. 1088
No. 98 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BARD, BARRAR,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN,
CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON,
JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MANN,
MARSICO, McCALL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, R. MILLER,
S. MILLER, MUNDY, MYERS, ORIE, PIPPY, READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STURLA, SURRA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, TIGUE,
SCHULER AND MACKERETH, MARCH 14, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 14, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 1 through 7, 2001, as "Week of the
2 Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual
4 celebration each April, sponsored by the National Association
5 for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's
6 largest organization of early childhood professionals; and
7 WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Week of the Young Child" is to
8 focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
9 families and to support the programs and services that meet
10 those needs; and
11 WHEREAS, The NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young
1 Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years lay
2 the foundation for children's success in school and later life;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is a time to focus on
5 the needs of young children and families and to plan how all
6 citizens of the community, State and nation can better meet the
7 needs of all young children and their families; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
9 week of April 1 through 7, 2001, as "Week of the Young Child" in
10 Pennsylvania.
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