PRINTER'S NO. 3274
No. 433 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, FLICK, SAYLOR, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CIVERA, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, DRUCE, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARHART, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAJOR, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER, MYERS, ORIE, PESCI, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, PISTELLA, RAMOS, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, TULLI, VAN HORNE, WALKO, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, ZIMMERMAN AND ZUG, APRIL 3, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 3, 2000
A RESOLUTION 1 Observing May 1 through 5, 2000, as "National Physical Education 2 and Sports Week" and the month of May 2000 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
1 WHEREAS, The Surgeon General of the United States Public 2 Health Service's 1996 Report on Physical Activity and Health has 3 verified that regular physical activity is associated with 4 improved health-related quality of life; therefore be it 5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe May 1 6 through 5, 2000, as "National Physical Education and Sports 7 Week" and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to support the 8 schools' physical education programs; and be it further 9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the month 10 of May 2000 as "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in 11 Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to be 12 physically active on a regular basis; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the 14 residents of Pennsylvania to participate in the "Great 15 Pennsylvania Workout," by compiling the number of minutes they 16 are physically active the week of May 1 through 5, 2000, and 17 report those minutes to their local district office of the 18 Department of Health. A18L82DMS/20000H0433R3274 - 2 -