Bill Text: IN SR0037 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Annie Burns Hicks.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-13)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-23 - Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Delph, Eckerty, Gard, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Leising, Long, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Rogers, Schneider, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Waterman, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as coauthors [SR0037 Detail]

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Introduced Version

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SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

     A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Annie Burns Hicks, the first African-American teacher in Hammond, Indiana.

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RANDOLPH

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

SENATE RESOLUTION

     MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:

    A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Annie Burns Hicks, the first African-American teacher in Hammond, Indiana.


     Whereas, Annie Burns Hicks attended Maywood Schools in Hammond, Indiana;

    Whereas, Annie Burns Hicks graduated from Hammond High School, entered Ball State Teacher's College in Muncie, Indiana and eventually obtained a Master's Degree from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois;

    Whereas, In 1958, Annie Burns Hicks applied for a teacher's position with the Hammond school system, but was initially denied because she was African-American;

    Whereas, Annie Burns Hicks filed a lawsuit against this discriminatory practice and was eventually hired as the first African-American teacher in the Hammond public school system, paving the way for other teachers to follow; and

    Whereas, Annie Burns Hicks co-authored the first full day kindergarten program in Hammond, Indiana, instituted a formal reading program into Maywood's full day kindergarten,

and worked in the first Head Start staff program: Therefore,

            Be it resolved by the Senate of the

General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

1 SECTION 1 The Indiana Senate honors Annie Burns Hicks, the 2 first African-American teacher in Hammond, Indiana.
3 SECTION 2 The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of 4 this resolution to Annie Burns Hicks and Maywood Elementary 5 School .