PRINTER'S NO. 1001
No. 158 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, BEYER, BISHOP, COHEN, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HESS, HORNAMAN, JAMES, W. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK,
KULA, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MILLARD, MOYER,
MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER,
PETRONE, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROEBUCK,
ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO,
K. SMITH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, TANGRETTI,
VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MARCH 21, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 21, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 2007 as the "Month of the Young Child" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of Young
4 Children annually promotes the "Week of the Young Child" to
5 focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
6 families and to support early childhood programs and services
7 that meet those needs; and
8 WHEREAS, In conjunction with the "Week of the Young Child,"
9 the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
10 is coordinating a project known as the "Month of the Young
11 Child" in the Pittsburgh area during April 2007; and
12 WHEREAS, The general goals of the "Month of the Young Child"
13 are to provide activities and events that are inclusive of all
1 children and their families; to provide a public forum for
2 parents and others on the importance of positive early childhood
3 experiences; to serve as a resource and referral source for
4 early childhood educators, families and communities; to bring
5 together a variety of organizations, agencies and individuals
6 involved in services for children and their families; to provide
7 information to enhance parent and provider knowledge of
8 children's growth and learning in specific areas; and to
9 celebrate children and those agencies and individuals who work
10 on their behalf; and
11 WHEREAS, The specific objectives of the "Month of the Young
12 Child" are to take a proactive approach to promoting diversity
13 awareness; to advocate public policies that will positively
14 affect children, families and early childhood educators; to
15 serve as a resource and referral source for early childhood
16 educators, families and communities by sponsoring a Family Fair
17 as an outreach event; to bring together a variety of
18 organizations, agencies and individuals who serve or have an
19 interest in young children and their families; to provide
20 information to enhance parent and provider knowledge of
21 children's growth and learning in specific areas; and to
22 celebrate children and those agencies and individuals who work
23 on their behalf; therefore be it
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
25 2007 as the "Month of the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
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