THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, MAHER, REESE, MAJOR, SAYLOR, J. EVANS, LONGIETTI, STEVENSON, SAINATO, BOBACK, BAKER, BOYD, BRENNAN, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KRIEGER, KULA, MALONEY, MARSHALL, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, CULVER, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 4, 2012

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 4, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural

Educators for its significant accomplishment during the

2011-2012 legislative session and celebrating the

association's 65th anniversary.

WHEREAS, In 1947, Howard Fox became the first president of

the Pennsylvania Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association;

and

WHEREAS, In 1997, the National Vocational Agriculture

Teachers Association decided to change its name to the National

Association of Agricultural Educators; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Vocational Agriculture Teachers

Association became known as the Pennsylvania Association of

Agricultural Educators; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural

Educators and National Association of Agricultural Educators

strive to advance agricultural education, promote the

professional interests and professional growth of agriculture

teachers and develop professional pride; and

WHEREAS, Beginning in 1949, the laws of this Commonwealth

included provisions for the public schools to officially provide

classes to vocational agriculture students and for those schools

to receive Federal and State funding for their efforts; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural

Educators recently attained a significant accomplishment; and

WHEREAS, In the 2011-2012 legislative session, the

Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators succeeded in

an effort to have the definition of "education in agriculture,"

created in 1949, modernized to represent the many changes in

agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources since it was

first defined; and

WHEREAS, In addition, this year marks the 65th anniversary of

the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the

Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators for its

significant accomplishment during the 2011-2012 legislative

session and celebrate the association's 65th anniversary.