PRINTER'S NO. 811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
120
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, HUGHES, L. WILLIAMS, COSTA, PHILLIPS-
HILL, YUDICHAK AND MENSCH, MAY 25, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 25, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Higher
Education Equal Opportunity Act of 1971.
WHEREAS, The prime sponsor of the Higher Education Equal
Opportunity Act was Representative K. Leroy Irvis, the first
African American to serve as Speaker of the House in the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the first to serve in
the capacity in any State legislature in the United States since
Reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the barriers to a college education for
low-income and minority students consist of more than just
finances, the Act 101 programs provide essential educational
support to assist students in reaching their full potential by
completing their degrees; and
WHEREAS, The Act 101 Program is administered by the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and is made
possible with tax-exemption allocations provided by the
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
and support from the Pennsylvania State Treasury; and
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