PRINTER'S NO. 81

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 6 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, RAYMOND, MICOZZIE, FLICK, ARGALL,
           ARMSTRONG, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BUXTON,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAWLEY, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, DeLUCA,
           DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DONATUCCI, COSTA, GRUCELA, DRUCE,
           FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE,
           GIGLIOTTI, GLADECK, GODSHALL, GORDNER, HALUSKA, HASAY,
           HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, LEDERER, LEVDANSKY,
           LUCYK, MAHER, MAITLAND, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
           MASLAND, McCALL, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER,
           NAILOR, PESCI, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PLATTS, KELLER, RAMOS,
           READSHAW, RIEGER, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
           SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SHANER, S. H. SMITH, STABACK,
           STAIRS, STERN, STURLA, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
           TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, VAN HORNE, WALKO, WILT, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI,
           M. N. WRIGHT, ZUG, LAUGHLIN, ROBINSON, TRELLO, JOSEPHS,
           TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, YOUNGBLOOD AND MICHLOVIC,
           JANUARY 25, 1999

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           JANUARY 25, 1999

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Declaring the week of January 31 through February 6, 1999, as
     2     "Catholic Schools Week" in this Commonwealth.

     3     WHEREAS, Catholic schools in this Commonwealth are
     4  celebrating "Catholic Schools Week" from January 31 through
     5  February 6, 1999; and
     6     WHEREAS, Catholic elementary and secondary schools, educating
     7  approximately 240,000 students annually, save State and local
     8  taxpayers more than 1.3 billion dollars each year; and
     9     WHEREAS, Catholic schools instill in young people a strong
    10  foundation of values, self-esteem, self-confidence and

     1  leadership skills; and
     2     WHEREAS, Catholic schools, in providing young people with
     3  solid values and academic skills needed in becoming responsible
     4  citizens of this Commonwealth and nation, have a dropout rate of
     5  less than 3% and a postgraduate higher education enrollment rate
     6  of 80%; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
     8  of January 31 through February 6, 1999, as "Catholic Schools
     9  Week" in this Commonwealth and express congratulations and
    10  appreciation to Catholic elementary and secondary schools across
    11  this Commonwealth on the occasion of "Catholic Schools Week" in
    12  1999.












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