PRINTER'S NO. 1615
No. 160 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, MAJOR, TIGUE, FLICK, PIPPY, SOLOBAY,
CAPPABIANCA, R. MILLER, COY, SANTONI, CALTAGIRONE, FICHTER,
CURRY, GEIST, MASLAND, READSHAW, BENNINGHOFF, KENNEY, ORIE,
DeWEESE, SCHULER, GORDNER, MANDERINO, RUBLEY, HESS,
ARMSTRONG, BELFANTI, WRIGHT, TRUE, ADOLPH, DERMODY, ARGALL,
SAYLOR, PETRONE, BAKER, STABACK, BEBKO-JONES, PISTELLA,
SEYFERT, MARSICO, PESCI, HALUSKA, BARRAR, CLYMER, S. MILLER,
GRUCELA, HERMAN, GIGLIOTTI, LEDERER, CIVERA, B. SMITH,
PRESTON, SCHRODER, JOSEPHS, M. COHEN, YOUNGBLOOD, BROWNE,
L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, DEMPSEY, FORCIER, GEORGE, HERSHEY,
JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON,
RAMOS, ROBERTS, ROSS, SHANER, THOMAS AND WOJNAROSKI,
APRIL 26, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 26, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing May 1 through 7, 1999, as "National Physical Education
2 and Sports Week" and the month of May 1999 as "National
3 Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, May is "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month";
5 and
6 WHEREAS, This designation was established to encourage
7 broader promotion of physical fitness activities and programs in
8 schools, park and recreation departments, employee associations,
9 hospitals and other agencies involved in physical fitness; and
10 WHEREAS, Many residents of this Commonwealth would improve
11 the quality of their lives through proper exercise and diet; and
12 WHEREAS, The Surgeon General of the United States Public
1 Health Service's 1996 Report on Physical Activity and Health has
2 further verified that regular physical activity is associated
3 with improved health-related quality of life; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe May 1
5 through 7, 1999, as "National Physical Education and Sports
6 Week" and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to support the
7 schools' physical education programs; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the month
9 of May 1999 as "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in
10 Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to be
11 physically active on a regular basis; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
13 residents of Pennsylvania to participate in the "Great
14 Pennsylvania Workout," by compiling the number of minutes they
15 are physically active the week of May 1 through 7, 1999, and
16 report those minutes to their local district office of the
17 Department of Health.
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