PRINTER'S NO. 1452
No. 128 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY LEH, L. I. COHEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER,
BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CLARK,
M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, DEMPSEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
GEIST, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HASAY,
HERMAN, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY,
LUCYK, MAITLAND, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL, MELIO, R. MILLER,
S. MILLER, MYERS, NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE, PESCI, PETRONE,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO,
WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT AND ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 14, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 14, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 19 through 24, 1999, as "Week of
2 the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual
4 celebration each April, sponsored by the National Association
5 for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's
6 largest organization of early childhood professionals; and
7 WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Week of the Young Child" is to
8 focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
9 families and to support the programs and services that meet
10 those needs; and
11 WHEREAS, The NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young
12 Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years lay
1 the foundation for children's success in school and later life;
2 and
3 WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is a time to focus on
4 the needs of young children and families and to plan how all
5 citizens of the community, State and nation can better meet the
6 needs of all young children and their families; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
8 week of April 19 through 24, 1999, as "Week of the Young Child"
9 in Pennsylvania.
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