PRINTER'S NO. 711
No. 106 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, ROEBUCK, BASTIAN, CREIGHTON, FLEAGLE,
FLICK, HERMAN, O'NEILL, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, T. STEVENSON,
BISHOP, GRUCELA, MUNDY, PALLONE, SHANER, STURLA, ARGALL,
BAKER, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY,
DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, EACHUS, ELLIS,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST,
GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, JOSEPHS, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION,
LEDERER, LEH, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, MUSTIO, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PRESTON, RAPP,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON,
SANTONI, SATHER, SCHRODER, B. SMITH, STABACK, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO,
WATSON, WHEATLEY, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG, RAYMOND,
YUDICHAK, SURRA, FREEMAN, J. EVANS, S. MILLER, WASHINGTON,
CAUSER, BOYD, KIRKLAND, McILHINNEY, ARMSTRONG, GILLESPIE AND
DENLINGER, MARCH 1, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 1, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of March 2005 as "Read Across America
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The citizens of this Commonwealth stand firmly
4 committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our students'
5 future academic success, their preparation for America's jobs of
6 the future and their ability to compete in a global economy; and
7 WHEREAS, Community involvement in public education and
8 reading activities is an important way to foster educational
9 growth among children; and
1 WHEREAS, The National Education Association's "Read Across
2 America" program has become the nation's largest reading event,
3 with millions of readers participating in a variety of reading
4 activities; and
5 WHEREAS, The National Education Association's "Read Across
6 America" program is a national celebration of Dr. Seuss's
7 birthday on March 2 which promotes reading and adult involvement
8 in the education of our children; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in support of
10 the National Education Association's "Read Across America"
11 program, designate the month of March 2005 as "Read Across
12 America Month" in Pennsylvania and call on the citizens of this
13 Commonwealth to make an extra effort this month to encourage
14 reading among children in celebration of reading and Dr. Seuss.
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