Bill Text: NC H52 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

North Carolina House Bill 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honor Boy Scouts

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 38-19)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-04 - Adopted [H52 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-H52-Enrolled.html

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H Simple

Resolution

Adopted

HOUSE RESOLUTION 52

Adopted 2/4/13

Sponsors:

Representatives Jones, Ford, S. Ross, and Szoka (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.

Referred to:

Calendar 02-04-13

February 4, 2013

A HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

Whereas, after experiencing a kind gesture by an unknown boy scout during a trip to England, Chicago publisher William D. Boyce decided to establish a scouting organization in the United States; and

Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, in Washington, DC; and

Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America was established "to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness"; and

Whereas, by 1912, boy scouts were enrolled in every state in the nation; and

Whereas, Congress granted the Boy Scouts of America a federal charter on June 15, 1916; and

Whereas, since its founding, the Boy Scouts of America has provided more than 110 million youth with the support, friendship, and mentoring necessary to live a happy and fulfilling life; and

Whereas, currently almost 120,000 North Carolinians participate in the scouting program; and

Whereas, local boy scout units encourage each boy scout to perform community service each year; and

Whereas, in 2012, scouts in North Carolina performed more than 500,000 hours of community service, representing millions of dollars in time, talent, and materials, to improve the State's parks, schools, retirement centers, and other public areas; and

Whereas, Wayne Brock, an Eagle Scout from Deep Run, North Carolina, has recently been selected as the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

SECTION 1. The House of Representatives honors the memory of William D. Boyce for his role in founding the Boy Scouts of America and expresses its appreciation to the members of the Boy Scouts of America for their commitment to improving the lives of the citizens of this State.

SECTION 2. The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the National Council of Boy Scouts of America.

SECTION 3. This resolution is effective upon adoption.