PRINTER'S NO. 3617
No. 614 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BEYER,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CORNELL,
CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HARHART, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KENNEY, KOTIK, LEDERER, MAJOR,
MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MILLARD,
S. MILLER, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, SIPTROTH,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, TURZAI, WALKO, WATSON, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND McILHINNEY, MARCH 6, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 6, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 28, 2006, as "Underage Drinking Prevention
2 Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons
4 who are under the legal age to drink such beverages is a
5 critical health and safety issue in this nation; and
6 WHEREAS, In a nationwide survey conducted in 2004, about 10.8
7 million persons between 12 and 20 years of age reported drinking
8 alcohol within the last month; and
9 WHEREAS, That same year 2.8% of 12th grade students, more
10 than 1% of tenth grade students and .6% of eighth grade students
11 reported daily alcohol use; and
1 WHEREAS, Alcohol use is a leading risk factor in the three
2 main causes of death among youth, including suicide, homicide
3 and injury by motor vehicle accident or drowning; and
4 WHEREAS, Other adverse consequences of underage drinking
5 include risky sexual behavior and poor school performance; and
6 WHEREAS, There is a nationwide effort for communities to hold
7 town hall-style meetings on or around March 28, 2006, to learn
8 about new research on underage drinking and to discuss ways in
9 which to prevent underage alcohol use; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
11 28, 2006, as "Underage Drinking Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
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