Bill Text: PA HR43 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of March 2011 as "Junior Achievement Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 56-25)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-07 - Adopted (190-0) [HR43 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR43-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 261
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 43 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY GINGRICH, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DAY, DEASY, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, JOHNSON, KAVULICH, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WHEATLEY, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND BOBACK, JANUARY 31, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 31, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2011 as "Junior Achievement
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization whose
mission is to educate and inspire young people in this
Commonwealth to value free enterprise, business and economics in
order to improve the quality of their lives; and
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement reaches out to more than 250,000
students in grades kindergarten through 12 in public and private
school systems in this Commonwealth with a message of hope and
prosperity for the future; and
WHEREAS, Through Junior Achievement, passionate people teach
young people the economics of life through a comprehensive
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network of more than 10,000 dedicated parents, teachers and
volunteers from business and industry, colleges and
universities; and
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement's purpose is to teach each and
every child in this Commonwealth a fundamental understanding of
economics, business and finance; and
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement programs enrich the lives of
young people by highlighting the relevance of education and
economic development in becoming contributing members of
society; and
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement sustains our democracy by better
educating future entrepreneurs, consumers and voters; and
WHEREAS, Junior Achievement commemorates its 71st anniversary
in this Commonwealth in 2011; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of March 2011 as "Junior Achievement Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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