PRINTER'S NO. 2775
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
662
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, SAYLOR, ROEBUCK, ACOSTA, BAKER, BOBACK,
R. BROWN, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, M. DALEY, P. DALEY, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL,
DUSH, EVERETT, FREEMAN, GABLER, GERGELY, GOODMAN, HAHN,
HARHART, J. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, KAVULICH, KILLION,
KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KLUNK, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MARSICO, MASSER, McNEILL, MILLARD, B. MILLER, NEILSON,
PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, ROSS, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY,
STAATS, STURLA, THOMAS, TOOHIL, WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD,
ZIMMERMAN, PAYNE, FARINA, DONATUCCI AND JOZWIAK,
JANUARY 28, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 28, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of February 2016 as "Career and Technical
Education Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Career and Technical Education Month" serves to
increase public understanding and appreciation of the value of
career and technical education; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 65,563 students, representing 12% of
9th through 12th grade students in this Commonwealth, were
enrolled in a career or technical center in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Career and technical education must serve the needs
of business and industry by delivering programs which meet
national skill standards and offer recognized credentials; and
WHEREAS, According to the Department of Labor and Industry,
nearly 26,000 new careers are projected to be created each year
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