Bill Text: PA HR31 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing and designating January 2013 as "National Mentoring Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 28-12)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Adopted (198-0) [HR31 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2013-HR31-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO.  169

 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

31

Session of 2013

 

 

 

INTRODUCED BY HARHART, O'NEILL, D. COSTA, VEREB, MARSHALL, MILLARD, GINGRICH, CALTAGIRONE, RAVENSTAHL, HAHN, MAHONEY, KNOWLES, MUSTIO, MACKENZIE, OBERLANDER, DIGIROLAMO, HICKERNELL, GABLER, PICKETT, MAJOR, ROEBUCK, MARSICO, HEFFLEY, ROSS, LONGIETTI, QUINN, BOBACK, M. K. KELLER, YOUNGBLOOD, V. BROWN, EMRICK, COHEN, ROCK, EVERETT AND KORTZ, JANUARY 22, 2013

 

 

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 22, 2013

 

 

 

A RESOLUTION

 

Recognizing and designating January 2013 as "National Mentoring
Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring is a longstanding concept
in which a dependable adult provides guidance, support and
encouragement to facilitate a young person's social, emotional
and cognitive development; and

WHEREAS, High-quality, evidence-based mentoring promotes
positive outcomes for young people, including an increased sense
of industry and competency, a boost in academic performance and
self-esteem and improved social and communications skills; and

WHEREAS, Research shows that participation in a high-quality,
evidence-based, mentoring relationship successfully reduces the
incidence of violence, delinquency, substance abuse and academic
failure in young people; and

WHEREAS, Research also shows that participation in a high-

quality, evidence-based, mentoring relationship dramatically
reduces dependence on social services and results in a cost
benefit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring, in addition to being
beneficial for those being mentored, is also extremely rewarding
for those serving as mentors; and

WHEREAS, Quality programs that encourage young people to
learn about evidence-based mentoring and to become mentors, such
as programs that recruit high school students to mentor younger
children, are important and have the potential to create high-
quality mentors at an early age; and

WHEREAS, Evidence-based, mentoring relationships have grown
dramatically in the past 15 years, now reaching 12,000 young
Pennsylvanians, because of the remarkable creativity, vigor and
resourcefulness of evidence-based, mentoring programs and
volunteer mentors in communities throughout this Commonwealth;
and

WHEREAS, In spite of the progress made to increase evidence-
based mentoring, this Commonwealth has a serious mentoring gap,
with thousands of young people currently in need of mentors; and

WHEREAS, A recent study confirmed that one of the most
critical challenges that evidence-based, mentoring programs face
is recruiting enough mentors to help close the mentoring gap;
and

WHEREAS, The month-long celebration of evidence-based
mentoring will encourage more individuals and organizations,
including schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith
institutions and foundations, to be come engaged in evidence-
based mentoring across this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, "National Mentoring Month" will build awareness of

evidence-based mentoring and recruit more individuals to become
mentors, thus helping to close our nation's mentoring gap;
therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
designate January 2013 as "National Mentoring Month";
acknowledge the diligent efforts of individuals and groups who
promote evidence-based mentoring and who are observing "National
Mentoring Month" with appropriate ceremonies and activities to
further promote awareness of and volunteer involvement with
youth mentoring; and recognize with gratitude the contributions
of the millions of caring adults and students who are already
volunteering as mentors and encourage more adults and students
to volunteer as mentors.