THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, SAINATO, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH AND VEREB, FEBRUARY 26, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 26, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of March 2009 as "Youth Art Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Art education is a viable endeavor, contributing

educational benefits such as developing creative problem-solving

abilities and critical thinking abilities in elementary and

secondary students; and

WHEREAS, Art education provides tools for students to lead

fuller, more meaningful lives by teaching sensitivity to beauty,

order and other qualities; and

WHEREAS, Art education allows students to develop a deeper

understanding of other cultures and beliefs; and

WHEREAS, Art education enhances and reinforces the knowledge

students gain in other subjects; and

WHEREAS, National leaders recognize the necessity of

including art education in all students' academic experience;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of March 2009 as "Youth Art Month" in Pennsylvania in

recognition of the value of art education as a fundamental part

of our educational system and an essential and viable academic

endeavor.