PRINTER'S NO. 3457
No. 611 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, THOMAS, CRUZ, DONATUCCI, McGEEHAN, BOYD,
JAMES, KOTIK, ROONEY, TIGUE, HANNA, STURLA, SAINATO, ROSS,
CAUSER, WALKO, REICHLEY, LESCOVITZ, MACKERETH, WATERS,
BIANCUCCI, LEDERER, READSHAW, CORRIGAN, LAUGHLIN,
R. STEVENSON, SOLOBAY, McNAUGHTON, COSTA, WEBER, B. SMITH,
GEIST, CRAHALLA, PICKETT, GRUCELA, KELLER, CAPPELLI, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, CURRY, McCALL, FREEMAN, BALDWIN, BROWNE, DERMODY,
STERN, KIRKLAND, GOODMAN, MAJOR, FORCIER, MYERS, DeWEESE,
PISTELLA, SAMUELSON, RUBLEY, WOJNAROSKI, LEWIS, BEBKO-JONES,
PALLONE, SATHER, HARHAI, HARPER, HESS, E. Z. TAYLOR, CLYMER,
PAYNE, CREIGHTON AND SHANER, MARCH 16, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 16, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of March 2004 as "Read Across America
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The citizens of this Commonwealth stand firmly
4 committed to promoting reading as the catalyst for our students'
5 future academic success, their preparation for America's jobs of
6 the future and their ability to compete in a global economy; and
7 WHEREAS, Community involvement in public education and
8 reading activities is an important way to foster educational
9 growth among children; and
10 WHEREAS, The National Education Association's "Read Across
11 America" program has become the nation's largest reading event,
12 with millions of readers participating in a variety of reading
13 activities; and
1 WHEREAS, The National Education Association's "Read Across
2 America" program is a national celebration of Dr. Seuss's
3 birthday on March 2 which promotes reading and adult involvement
4 in the education of our children; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in support of
6 the National Education Association's "Read Across America"
7 program, designate the month of March 2004 as "Read Across
8 America Month" in Pennsylvania and call on the citizens of this
9 Commonwealth to make an extra effort this month to encourage
10 reading among children in celebration of reading and Dr. Seuss.
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