PRINTER'S NO. 2065
No. 320 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, HARHART, ROEBUCK, BASTIAN, BROWNE, CLYMER,
CREIGHTON, FLEAGLE, MACKERETH, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER,
O'NEILL, T. STEVENSON, BISHOP, GRUCELA, KIRKLAND, MUNDY,
SURRA, YUDICHAK, ALLEN, BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI,
BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, COSTA, CRAHALLA,
DAILEY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GEIST, GEORGE, GORDNER, HANNA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HERSHEY, HESS,
HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, KOTIK, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, PAYNE, PETRARCA, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STEIL, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
WASHINGTON, WATSON AND WOJNAROSKI, JUNE 17, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 17, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the Carl
2 D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act.
3 WHEREAS, The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
4 Education Act is scheduled for reauthorization this year; and
5 WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2002, the Commonwealth of
6 Pennsylvania received nearly $52 million for its allocation
7 under the Perkins Act; and
8 WHEREAS, Perkins Act moneys were used to provide Pennsylvania
9 career and technical education students, including those with
10 special needs, with high-quality career and technical education
11 programs at the secondary, adult and postsecondary levels; and
12 WHEREAS, Under the current Perkins Act, Pennsylvania students
1 have demonstrated increased levels of technical skills
2 attainment and increased advanced academic course completion;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania employers depend on career and
5 technical education graduates to meet their need for a skilled
6 work force; and
7 WHEREAS, The funding distribution formula in the current
8 Perkins Act provides equitable distribution of funds to rural,
9 suburban and urban schools; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
11 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge Congress to reauthorize the
12 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act,
13 maintaining its current focus on preparing career and technical
14 education students for the work force and continued education
15 and maintaining its method of funds allocation; and be it
16 further
17 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
18 the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation.
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