PRINTER'S NO. 947

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 106 Session of 2003

        INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, JUBELIRER, ERICKSON, CONTI, EARLL,
           D. WHITE, MADIGAN, HELFRICK, WONDERLING, ORIE, FUMO,
           KUKOVICH, SCARNATI, PUNT, WAGNER, KITCHEN, FERLO,
           TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, LOGAN, O'PAKE, STOUT, BOSCOLA, RAFFERTY,
           LEMMOND, CORMAN, PICCOLA, MOWERY, C. WILLIAMS, TOMLINSON,
           M. WHITE, KASUNIC, ARMSTRONG, THOMPSON AND STACK,
           JUNE 9, 2003

        REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 9, 2003

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Requesting the Congress to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins
     2     Vocational and Technical Education Act.

     3     WHEREAS, The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
     4  Education Act is scheduled for reauthorization this year; and
     5     WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2002, the Commonwealth of
     6  Pennsylvania received nearly $52 million for its allocation
     7  under the Perkins Act; and
     8     WHEREAS, Perkins Act moneys were used to provide Pennsylvania
     9  career and technical education students, including those with
    10  special needs, with high-quality career and technical education
    11  programs at the secondary, adult and postsecondary levels; and
    12     WHEREAS, Under the current Perkins Act, Pennsylvania students
    13  have demonstrated increased levels of technical skills
    14  attainment and increased advanced academic course completion;
    15  and

     1     WHEREAS, Pennsylvania employers depend on career and
     2  technical education graduates to meet their need for a skilled
     3  work force; and
     4     WHEREAS, The funding distribution formula in the current
     5  Perkins Act provides equitable distribution of funds to rural,
     6  suburban and urban schools; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  urge the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the Carl
     9  D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, maintaining
    10  its current focus on preparing career and technical education
    11  students for the work force and continued education and
    12  maintaining its method of funds allocation; and be it further
    13     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
    14  the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation.











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