See other bills
under the
same topic
                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 818

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 113 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, BAKER, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER,
           CLYMER, COHEN, COX, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
           FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
           GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARRIS, HERSHEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES,
           W. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, LEVDANSKY, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
           MANDERINO, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN,
           McILHATTAN, MENSCH, MILLARD, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PETRONE,
           PHILLIPS, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK,
           RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, M. SMITH,
           SONNEY, TANGRETTI, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD,
           HORNAMAN, K. SMITH, MURT AND KORTZ, MARCH 19, 2007

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MARCH 19, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Declaring the week of April 23 through 27, 2007, as
     2     "Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and
     3     urging the Department of Education, local school districts
     4     and intermediate units to participate in the 16th annual
     5     Statewide Pennsylvania Academic Competition on April 27,
     6     2007.

     7     WHEREAS, The education of all Pennsylvania children is a
     8  major concern to the citizens of this Commonwealth and requires
     9  the use of creative and innovative means to focus attention upon
    10  this concern; and
    11     WHEREAS, Excellence displayed in athletic competition has
    12  long been recognized by societal and community rewards provided
    13  for that competition; and
    14     WHEREAS, Academic competition is an innovative and creative
    15  attempt to involve children, parents, educators and community

     1  members in an educational forum for excellence; and
     2     WHEREAS, Academic competition helps to hone the abilities and
     3  intellectual skills of students, as well as providing
     4  opportunities for incentives to continue the pursuit of
     5  excellence in education; and
     6     WHEREAS, A coordinated program of academic competition has
     7  not existed in this Commonwealth, except in isolated school
     8  district programs; therefore be it
     9     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
    10  of April 23 through 27, 2007, as "Pennsylvania Academic
    11  Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
    12     RESOLVED, That the Department of Education, local school
    13  districts and intermediate units are urged to actively
    14  participate in the finals of the 16th annual Statewide
    15  Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of
    16  Representatives Chamber on April 27, 2007.










    B28L82JS/20070H0113R0818         - 2 -