Bill Text: IA HR9 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Resolution 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A resolution commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Illowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America, recognizing the impact that scouting has on Iowa’s communities, and recognizing the contributions of the Boy Scouts to the State of Iowa.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-02-21 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 419. [HR9 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HR9-Introduced.html


House Resolution 9 - Introduced

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                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
                   BY  MOMMSEN, WOLFE, and McKEAN
  1  1 A Resolution commemorating the fiftieth anniversary
  1  2    of the Illowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America,
  1  3    recognizing the impact that scouting has on Iowa's
  1  4    communities, and recognizing the contributions of
  1  5    the Boy Scouts to the State of Iowa.
  1  6    WHEREAS, in 1908, British retired General Lord
  1  7 Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden=Powell established the
  1  8 Boy Scout movement in Great Britain; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America was founded
  1 10 in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1910, by Chicago
  1 11 publisher William D. Boyce after the "Unknown Scout"
  1 12 aided Mr. Boyce through a dense London fog and refused
  1 13 a tip for the assistance; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, legislation establishing the federal
  1 15 charter of the Boy Scouts of America was signed into
  1 16 law by President Woodrow Wilson on June 15, 1916; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, the Buffalo Bill Council of the Boy Scouts
  1 18 of America and the Sac=Fox Council of the Boy Scouts of
  1 19 America merged in 1967, creating the Illowa Council of
  1 20 the Boy Scouts of America, headquartered in Davenport,
  1 21 Iowa; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, the Illowa Council serves Cedar, Clinton,
  1 23 Jackson, Muscatine, and Scott counties in Iowa and
  1 24 eight counties in western Illinois; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, the Illowa Council continues to prepare
  1 26 young people to make ethical and moral choices by
  1 27 teaching them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout
  1 28 Law; and
  2  1 WHEREAS, the Illowa Council has over 6,000
  2  2 registered youth members that it serves in its
  2  3 Scouting programs and over 2,000 registered adult
  2  4 volunteers; and
  2  5    WHEREAS, the Illowa Council of the Boy Scouts of
  2  6 America operates four main Scouting programs: Cub
  2  7 Scouts, a traditional Scouting program for elementary
  2  8 school age boys; Boy Scouts, a traditional Scouting
  2  9 program for middle school and high school age boys;
  2 10 Venturing, a high=adventure based leadership program
  2 11 for young men and women ages 13 through 20; and
  2 12 Exploring, a career=development program for young men
  2 13 and women ages 14 through 20; and
  2 14    WHEREAS, both adult and youth members strive to
  2 15 fulfill the Scout Motto of "Be Prepared" and the Scout
  2 16 Slogan of "Do a Good Turn Daily"; and
  2 17    WHEREAS, the members of the Illowa Council
  2 18 provide more than 8,000 hours of community service
  2 19 annually; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 20    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That
  2 21 the House of Representatives commemorates the fiftieth
  2 22 anniversary of the Illowa Council of the Boy Scouts of
  2 23 America, and celebrates the achievements of the Scouts,
  2 24 Ventures, Explorers, Adult Leaders and Advisors, and
  2 25 Professional Scouters in the Illowa Council; and
  2 26    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  2 27 Representatives encourages the Illowa Council of the
  2 28 Boy Scouts of America to continue promoting community
  2 29 service and leadership development; encourages the Boy
  2 30 Scouts to continue to emphasize character building,
  3  1 responsible citizenship, and outdoor stewardship; and
  3  2 applauds the Council for instilling the values of the
  3  3 Scout Oath and the Scout Law in young Americans; and
  3  4    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
  3  5 House of Representatives shall send sufficient copies
  3  6 of this Resolution to the Illowa Council Scout Service
  3  7 Center in Davenport to be distributed to the Council
  3  8 and each district within the Council to share with the
  3  9 registered members of the districts.
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