PRINTER'S NO. 561
No. 40 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, COLAFELLA, BASTIAN, CLYMER, FLEAGLE,
FLICK, HERMAN, McILHATTAN, METCALFE, R. MILLER, SCHULER,
CURRY, GRUCELA, ROBINSON, STEELMAN, STURLA, C. WILLIAMS,
ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARLEY, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BROWNE, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CLARK, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN,
COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DAILEY, DALLY, DeWEESE,
DONATUCCI, EACHUS, EGOLF, J. EVANS, D. EVANS, FAIRCHILD,
FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
GORDNER, HARHAI, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH,
LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, LUCYK, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK,
MAYERNIK, McCALL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICOZZIE, S. MILLER,
ORIE, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PIPPY, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, ROBERTS,
ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO,
TULLI, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
ZUG AND FRANKEL, FEBRUARY 7, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 7, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Calling on the citizens of this Commonwealth to assure that
2 every child is in a safe place reading together with a caring
3 adult on the evening of March 2, 2001.
4 WHEREAS, The citizens of this Commonwealth stand firmly
5 committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our students'
6 future academic success, their preparation for America's jobs of
7 the future and their ability to compete in a global economy; and
8 WHEREAS, The public school employees have provided
9 significant leadership in the area of community involvement in
1 the education of our youth, grounded in the principle that
2 educational investment is key to the community's well-being and
3 long-term quality of life; and
4 WHEREAS, The National Education Association's "Read Across
5 America" program is a national celebration of Dr. Seuss's
6 birthday on March 2 that promotes reading and adult involvement
7 in the education of our community's students; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives call on the
9 citizens of this Commonwealth to assure that every child is in a
10 safe place reading together with a caring adult on the evening
11 of March 2, 2001; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives enthusiastically
13 endorse the National Education Association's "Read Across
14 America" program and recommit this Commonwealth to engage in
15 programs and activities to make America's children the best
16 readers in the world.
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