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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3840

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 769 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, GOODMAN, O'NEILL, GIBBONS, BIANCUCCI,
           BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DALEY,
           DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL,
           FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
           HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN,
           JAMES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ,
           McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER,
           MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS,
           QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO,
           SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY,
           R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WATERS,
           J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, GERGELY, STURLA, FABRIZIO,
           MANDERINO AND D. O'BRIEN, JUNE 4, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           JUNE 4, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing the Pennsylvania American Legion Keystone Boys State
     2     (KBS) program to be held during the week of June 22 through
     3     28, 2008, at Shippensburg University for its contributions to
     4     the development of the citizenship skills and understanding
     5     of promising young Pennsylvanians and to strengthening the
     6     future of our American form of government.

     7     WHEREAS, The KBS program, established in 1937, is an
     8  educational workshop for high school student leaders, such as
     9  student government officers, athletic team captains and
    10  prominent student organization officers; and
    11     WHEREAS, The purpose of KBS is to teach the youths of today
    12  constructive attitudes toward the American form of government;
    13  and


     1     WHEREAS, High school students in their junior year are
     2  selected for participation in this program based upon their
     3  having displayed leadership qualities and high moral character
     4  and maintaining high scholastic standing; and
     5     WHEREAS, Students selected to attend KBS will have the
     6  opportunity to gain leadership skills through a variety of
     7  activities and presentations during the weeklong program; and
     8     WHEREAS, KBS is a practical school of government conducted on
     9  an "education by participation" basis, the hallmark and focus of
    10  which is its experientially based government exercise whereby
    11  citizens take on roles and practice the procedures and
    12  operations in the organization and operation of a mock city,
    13  county and State government; and
    14     WHEREAS, The hands-on format at KBS has the youthful citizens
    15  forming and operating two fictitious political parties,
    16  conducting all State and local law enforcement and judicial
    17  systems and forming and conducting a bicameral State
    18  legislature; and
    19     WHEREAS, The effort to get everyone involved manifests itself
    20  by having every "citizen" elected, selected, assigned or
    21  appointed to leadership positions throughout the week; and
    22     WHEREAS, The practical exercises and program, even
    23  intramurals, are aimed at developing a more active and
    24  intelligent interest in the duties, privileges, rights and
    25  responsibilities of citizenship; and
    26     WHEREAS, KBS enables each "citizen" to grasp the meaning of
    27  some of the responsibilities he will be called upon to assume
    28  when he becomes an adult: the student learns the part citizens
    29  must play under our system of government, in that each can run
    30  for office, vote for a candidate of choice and have a voice and
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     1  a part in shaping the policies of government; and
     2     WHEREAS, From this practical school of government, the young
     3  citizen has the opportunity to practice democracy in action for
     4  himself and learn that each person has a role to play within our
     5  system of government and that his government is just what he
     6  makes of it; and
     7     WHEREAS, This program shows the resiliency of our great
     8  republic, which needs an intelligent citizenry and an honest and
     9  impartial administration that is responsive to the will of the
    10  people; therefore be it
    11     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
    12  Pennsylvania American Legion KBS program to be held June 22
    13  through 28, 2008, and congratulate the American Legion for its
    14  contributions over the past 71 years in supporting and promoting
    15  the leadership skills of promising young Pennsylvanians and
    16  enhancing their understanding of our American form of government
    17  through practical teaching and personal involvement.









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