PRINTER'S NO. 982
No. 77 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KAISER, LAUGHLIN, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, METCALFE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MYERS, NAILOR, O'BRIEN, ORIE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, PRESTON, RAYMOND, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WATERS, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, J. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND PISTELLA, MARCH 12, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 12, 2001
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring the week of April 29 through May 5, 2001, as "Persons 2 with Disabilities Employment Week" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives finds that persons with 4 disabilities have the highest unemployment rate in this 5 Commonwealth; and 6 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives finds that there are 7 more than 300,000 Pennsylvanians with disabilities of working 8 age and that 220,000 are unemployed, creating a 73% unemployment 9 rate for this population; and 10 WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage
1 and assist individuals who are blind or have other severe 2 disabilities to achieve maximum independence through productive 3 and gainful employment; and 4 WHEREAS, It is clear that providing work opportunities for 5 persons with disabilities benefits both individuals with 6 disabilities and society as a whole by allowing individuals with 7 disabilities to become contributors to the State and local 8 economy; therefore be it 9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare April 29 10 through May 5, 2001, as "Persons with Disabilities Employment 11 Week" in Pennsylvania. B22L82JLW/20010H0077R0982 - 2 -