Bill Text: IA HR10 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing National Speech and Debate Education Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 481. [HR10 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HR10-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
10
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
10
BY
KONFRST
and
WOOD
A
Resolution
recognizing
National
Speech
and
Debate
1
Education
Day.
2
WHEREAS,
National
Speech
and
Debate
Education
Day
is
3
annually
celebrated
on
the
first
Friday
in
March;
and
4
WHEREAS,
we
celebrate
National
Speech
and
Debate
5
Education
Day
this
year
on
March
3,
2023;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
National
Speech
&
Debate
Association,
7
in
conjunction
with
national
and
local
partners,
8
established
this
event
to
promote
better
instruction
9
in
speech
and
debate
across
all
grade
levels
and
to
10
highlight
the
pivotal
roles
these
abilities
play
in
11
personal
advocacy,
social
movements,
and
public
policy
12
making;
and
13
WHEREAS,
speech
and
debate
education
helps
students
14
develop
important
skills
in
communication,
critical
15
thinking,
creativity,
and
collaboration
through
the
16
practice
of
public
speaking;
and
17
WHEREAS,
participants
in
speech
and
debate
education
18
learn
not
only
to
analyze
and
express
complex
ideas
19
effectively
but
also
to
listen,
concur,
question,
and
20
dissent
with
reason
and
compassion;
and
21
WHEREAS,
across
the
country,
countless
educators
22
devote
in-school,
after-school,
and
weekend
time
to
23
support
their
students
in
speech
and
debate
practices
24
and
competitions,
and
the
example
of
hard
work
and
25
dedication
they
set
has
a
lasting,
positive
impact
on
26
their
pupils;
and
27
WHEREAS,
the
skills
learned
through
speech
and
28
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H.R.
10
debate
serve
students
well
throughout
their
lives,
and
1
National
Speech
and
Debate
Education
Day
presents
a
2
welcome
opportunity
to
recognize
such
instruction
as
an
3
essential
component
of
a
well-rounded
curriculum;
NOW
4
THEREFORE,
5
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
6
the
House
of
Representatives
hereby
recognizes
March
7
3,
2023,
as
National
Speech
and
Debate
Education
Day
8
in
Iowa.
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