PRINTER'S NO. 4673
No. 867 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, COHEN, MYERS, CRUZ, DONATUCCI, SAINATO,
BISHOP, MANN, ROEBUCK, RAMALEY, CASORIO, McGEEHAN, GEORGE,
SAMUELSON, WATERS, WOJNAROSKI, BUXTON, TIGUE, GRUCELA,
JOSEPHS, BEBKO-JONES, FREEMAN, READSHAW, STABACK,
CALTAGIRONE, PALLONE, JAMES, DALEY, RUBLEY, O'NEILL, HARPER,
BALDWIN, HESS AND FLAHERTY, OCTOBER 3, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 3, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 12, 2006, as "Lights On Afterschool! Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Nearly 1.8 million school-age children and youths in
4 this Commonwealth return from school to a home where each parent
5 is working outside the home; and
6 WHEREAS, Many of these children are unsupervised for 20 to 25
7 hours per week; and
8 WHEREAS, Afterschool programs provide safe, challenging,
9 engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and
10 youths develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and
11 academic skills; and
12 WHEREAS, Afterschool programs support working families by
13 ensuring that children are safe and productive after the regular
14 school day ends; and
15 WHEREAS, Afterschool programs build stronger communities by
1 involving students, parents, business leaders and adult
2 volunteers in the lives of young people, thereby promoting
3 positive relationships among children, youths, adults and
4 families; and
5 WHEREAS, Afterschool programs engage families, schools and
6 diverse community partners in advancing the well-being of
7 children; and
8 WHEREAS, "Lights On Afterschool!" a national celebration of
9 afterschool programs on October 12, promotes the critical
10 importance of quality afterschool programs in the lives of
11 children, families and communities; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
13 12, 2006, as "Lights On Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania.
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