PRINTER'S NO. 1432
No. 97 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, GRUPPO, CORNELL, COWELL, RUBLEY, LEDERER,
DENT, PITTS, BAKER, BUXTON, WALKO, GODSHALL, PISTELLA, BEBKO-
JONES, L. I. COHEN, MARKOSEK, HENNESSEY, COLAIZZO, HERSHEY,
CAPPABIANCA, STURLA, SANTONI, FARGO, SAYLOR, ARMSTRONG,
BATTISTO, BROWN, DONATUCCI, COLAFELLA, FICHTER, BELARDI,
FLICK, DEMPSEY, STEIL, DiGIROLAMO, FEESE, NAILOR, STABACK,
DRUCE, DeLUCA, HARHART, SEMMEL, EGOLF, TIGUE, SATHER, ZUG,
BARD, FAIRCHILD, SCHULER, YEWCIC, GEIST, ROBERTS, YOUNGBLOOD,
MILLER, JOSEPHS, ROHRER, TRUE, LEH, PETTIT, READSHAW,
O'BRIEN, TANGRETTI, MELIO, TRELLO, HERMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR,
FAJT, COY, B. SMITH, KING, SERAFINI, BOSCOLA, HESS, ITKIN AND
MARSICO, MARCH 21, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 21, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 24 through 28, 1995, as "Week of
2 the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual
4 celebration each April, sponsored by the National Association
5 for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's
6 largest organization of early childhood professionals; and
7 WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Week of the Young Child" is to
8 focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
9 families and to support the programs and services that meet
10 those needs; and
11 WHEREAS, The NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young
12 Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years lay
1 the foundation for children's success in school and later life;
2 and
3 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is a time to focus on
4 the needs of young children and families and to plan how all
5 citizens of the community, state and nation can better meet the
6 needs of all young children and their families; and
7 WHEREAS, This year's theme is "Early Years are Learning
8 Years...WE Make Them Count"; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby designate the week of April
11 24 through 28, 1995, as "Week of the Young Child" in
12 Pennsylvania. early childhood professionals; and
13 WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Week of the Young Child" is to
14 focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
15 families and to support the programs and services that meet
16 those needs; and
17 WHEREAS, The NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young
18 Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years lay
19 the foundation for children's success in school and later life;
20 and
21 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is a time to focus on
22 the needs of young children and families and to plan how all
23 citizens of the community, state and nation can better meet the
24 needs of all young children and their families; and
25 WHEREAS, This year's theme is "Early Years are Learning
26 Years...WE Make Them Count"; therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
28 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby designate the week of April
29 24 through 28, 1995, as "Week of the Young Child" in
30 Pennsylvania.
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