Legislation Quick Search
03/29/2024 12:45 AM
Pennsylvania State Senate
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20130&cosponId=13442
Share:
Home / Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Subscribe to PaLegis Notifications
NEW!

Subscribe to receive notifications of new Co-Sponsorship Memos circulated

By Member | By Date | Keyword Search


Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: October 2, 2013 09:37 AM
From: Senator David G. Argall and Sen. John T. Yudichak
To: All Senate members
Subject: Resolution designating October 17, 2013 as Lights on Afterschool! Day
 
In the near future, we plan to introduce a non-controversial resolution designating October 17, 2013, as Lights on Afterschool! Day in Pennsylvania. This will mark the 14th annual national commemoration of the Lights on Afterschool! Day, a national event recognizing the importance of afterschool programs in the lives of children.

Pennsylvania has over 2.1 million school-age children and youth and over 1.3 million of them (6 to 17 years of age) have both parents in the workforce, or in the case of single parent families, the sole parent in the workforce. Children’s out-of-school hours represent the “single biggest block of time” for youth and a key time during the development of children into adolescents and adolescents into adults.

Research on the benefits of afterschool programs is clear – it demonstrates that out-of-school hours have a significant influence on the development of children and teenagers’ habits, attitudes and skills that will ultimately help determine their academic and lifetime successes. High-quality afterschool programming improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against youth, and promotes positive social development.

Across Pennsylvania, communities are already working together to develop safe, affordable and enriching afterschool experiences for school-age children and teens. It is vitally important that the Senate recognize the importance of these programs and support the contributions that providers and volunteers make to improve the lives of our young people.

The deadline to co-sponsor is October 11.



Introduced as SR228