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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BISHOP, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MILNE, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, PASHINSKI, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, STURLA, SWANGER, THOMAS, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 6, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 6, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating October 20, 2011, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States |
4 | have parents who work outside the home, and more than 15 million |
5 | children are left unsupervised after the school day ends; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Almost 1.3 million children 6 through 17 years of |
7 | age in this Commonwealth have both parents in the work force or, |
8 | in single-parent families, the sole parent in the work force; |
9 | and |
10 | WHEREAS, Twenty-six percent of the nation's school-age |
11 | children are responsible for taking care of themselves after |
12 | school; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Out-of-school hours represent the "single biggest |
14 | block of time" for children and youth and a key time during the |
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1 | development of children into adolescents and adolescents into |
2 | adults; and |
3 | WHEREAS, After school programs provide safe, challenging, |
4 | engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth |
5 | develop academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social |
6 | skills; and |
7 | WHEREAS, After school programs support working families by |
8 | ensuring that their children are safe and productive during out- |
9 | of-school hours; and |
10 | WHEREAS, A recent national survey found that 52% of parents |
11 | cite cost as a barrier to enrolling their children in after |
12 | school programs; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Research illustrates that high-quality programming |
14 | improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against |
15 | children and youth and promotes positive social development; and |
16 | WHEREAS, After school programs build stronger communities by |
17 | involving parents, business leaders and student and adult |
18 | volunteers in the lives of young people, thereby promoting |
19 | positive relationships among children, youth, families and |
20 | adults; and |
21 | WHEREAS, "Lights on Afterschool! Day" is a national |
22 | celebration of after school programs on October 20, 2011, that |
23 | promotes the critical importance of quality after school |
24 | programs in the lives of children, their families and their |
25 | communities; therefore be it |
26 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October |
27 | 20, 2011, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania. |
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