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PRINTER'S NO. 2181
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
469
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, AUMENT, WOZNIAK, BREWSTER, TARTAGLIONE,
FONTANA, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, ARGALL, BOSCOLA, FARNESE,
BROWNE, DINNIMAN, WARD, TEPLITZ, KILLION, COSTA,
RESCHENTHALER, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA AND RAFFERTY,
OCTOBER 19, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 19, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 20, 2016, as "Lights on Afterschool Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States
have parents who work outside the home and more than 15 million
children are left unsupervised after the school bell rings; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 1.3 million children who are 6 to 17
years of age in Pennsylvania have both parents in the work force
or, in single-parent families, the sole parent in the work
force; and
WHEREAS, Eighteen percent of this Commonwealth's school-age
children, responsible for taking care of themselves outside
school, spend an average of 8.99 hours per week unsupervised
after school; and
WHEREAS, Out-of-school hours represent the single biggest
block of time for children and youths and are key to the
development of children into adolescents and adolescents into
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adults; and
WHEREAS, After school programs provide safe, challenging,
engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and
youths develop academic, cultural, emotional, physical and
social skills; and
WHEREAS, After school programs support working families by
ensuring that their children are safe and productive during out-
of-school hours; and
WHEREAS, After school programs offer a fun and supportive
educational environment for Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) that helps foster this Commonwealth's
economic competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, A recent national survey reported that 52% of
parents cite cost as a barrier to enrolling their children in
after school programs; and
WHEREAS, Research illustrates that high-quality programming
improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against
children and youths and promotes positive social development;
and
WHEREAS, After school programs build stronger communities by
involving parents, business leaders and student and adult
volunteers in the lives of our young people, thereby promoting
positive relationships among children, youths, families and
adults; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 811,954 children in Pennsylvania would
participate in an after school program if one were available to
them; and
WHEREAS, Across the country, approximately 19.4 million
families report that they would enroll their child in an after
school program if one were offered; and
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WHEREAS, "Lights on Afterschool," in its 17th year of
national celebration of after school programs, promotes the
critical importance of quality after school programs in the
lives of children, their families and their communities;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate October 20, 2016, as
"Lights on Afterschool Day" in Pennsylvania.
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