PRINTER'S NO. 1347
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
226
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FARNESE, KITCHEN, TEPLITZ, DINNIMAN, SABATINA,
TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF AND HAYWOOD,
OCTOBER 21, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 21, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the American Bar Association Division for Public
Education.
WHEREAS, Law provides an essential context for understanding
society, institutions, norms and values; and
WHEREAS, In order to maintain legitimate authority, law and
legal institutions depend on popular participation and support;
and
WHEREAS, Lawyers and judges have a special responsibility to
foster public understanding of and confidence in the law and
legal institutions; and
WHEREAS, Members of a democratic society seek to resolve
conflicts peacefully and through the legal process; and
WHEREAS, Understanding, appreciating and engaging an
increasingly diverse society promotes effective civic
participation; and
WHEREAS, An understanding of the role of law in various
cultures enhances effective participation in global society; and
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WHEREAS, Public understanding of the law promotes access to
the legal system for all people to pursue justice through the
legal process; and
WHEREAS, The American Bar Association (ABA) Division for
Public Education serves ABA members and nonmember lawyers by
encouraging every lawyer to consider it part of his or her
fundamental professional responsibility to further the public's
understanding of the rule of law and the American system of
justice; and
WHEREAS, The ABA Division for Public Education produces
educational programs and resources about law for the public and
promotes efforts by ABA members and others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, The ABA Division for Public Education encourages
everyone to be meaningfully and actively engaged in the civic
life of the nation; and
WHEREAS, The ABA Division for Public Education advocates
policies and support practices that enable all students to
experience high-quality civic learning, including the study of
law, government and history; and
WHEREAS, The ABA Division for Public Education broadens the
reach and enhances the content of ABA Division for Public
Education activities by involving diverse people, organizations
and perspectives in their planning, implementation and
dissemination; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the American Bar
Association Division for Public Education for its efforts to
embrace the ever-changing challenges and opportunities in the
field of law and law-related education.
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