PRINTER'S NO. 4358
No. 886 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BENNINGTON, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK,
BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK,
MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO,
MILLARD, MOYER, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI,
PAYNE, PAYTON, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK,
ROSS, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO,
SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WATERS,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, MARSICO, PHILLIPS AND STURLA,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 16, 2008, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States
4 have parents who work outside the home, and 14.3 million
5 children have no place to go after school; and
6 WHEREAS, Nearly 1.8 million school-age children and youth in
7 this Commonwealth have both parents in the work force; and
8 WHEREAS, Twenty-six percent of school-age children are
9 responsible for taking care of themselves after school; and
10 WHEREAS, Many of these children are unsupervised on average
11 20 to 25 hours per week; and
12 WHEREAS, Out-of-school hours represent the single biggest
13 block of time for children and youth and a key time during the
1 development of children into adolescents and adolescents into
2 adults; and
3 WHEREAS, After-school programs provide safe, challenging,
4 engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth
5 develop academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social
6 skills; and
7 WHEREAS, After-school programs support working families by
8 ensuring that their children are safe and productive during out-
9 of-school hours; and
10 WHEREAS, Research illustrates that high-quality programming
11 improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against
12 children and youth and promotes positive social development; and
13 WHEREAS, After-school programs build stronger communities by
14 involving parents, business leaders and student and adult
15 volunteers in the lives of our young people, thereby promoting
16 positive relationships among children, youth, families and
17 adults; and
18 WHEREAS, "Lights on Afterschool! Day" is a national
19 celebration of after-school programs on October 16, 2008, that
20 promotes the critical importance of quality after-school
21 programs in the lives of children, their families and their
22 communities; therefore be it
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
24 16, 2008, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania.
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