PRINTER'S NO. 320
No. 60 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI,
BEYER, BOBACK, CLYMER, COX, CREIGHTON, DePASQUALE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GABIG,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHART, HERSHEY, HESS,
HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK,
MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MENSCH, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER,
MUSTIO, NAILOR, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PYLE, QUINN, QUIGLEY, FREEMAN, GILLESPIE, RAMALEY, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STAIRS, R. STEVENSON, J. TAYLOR,
TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND SURRA,
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of February 24 through March 3, 2007, as
2 "Entrepreneurship Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Entrepreneurship is vital to Pennsylvania's growth
4 and prosperity; and
5 WHEREAS, Most of the new jobs created throughout the United
6 States in the past decade have come from the creative efforts of
7 entrepreneurs and small businesses; and
8 WHEREAS, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has
9 identified entrepreneurial literacy skills as one of the content
10 areas critical to success in communities and workplaces; and
11 WHEREAS, More than 70% of young Americans envision starting a
12 small business or being entrepreneurs as adults; and
1 WHEREAS, A broad coalition of partner organizations in
2 Pennsylvania and throughout the United States is actively
3 engaged in enhancing entrepreneurial opportunities through the
4 Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education; and
5 WHEREAS, Encouraging youths to be excited about
6 entrepreneurship and expanding the entrepreneurial knowledge,
7 skills and attitudes of Pennsylvania's youths and adults are
8 crucial to the long-term growth of local communities, the State
9 and the nation; and
10 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's career and technical student
11 organizations offer an array of programs, activities and
12 competitive events focused on entrepreneurship; and
13 WHEREAS, "EntrepreneurshipWeek USA" is a national effort to
14 focus on the innovative ways in which entrepreneurship education
15 can successfully bring together the core academic, technical and
16 problem-solving skills essential for future entrepreneurs and
17 workers; and
18 WHEREAS, In June 2006 the House of Representatives of the
19 109th Congress adopted a resolution supporting the annual
20 observance of "National Entrepreneurship Week"; therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
22 week of February 24 through March 3, 2007, as "Entrepreneurship
23 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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