Bill Text: PA HR459 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating October 20, 2011, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 28-10)

Status: (Passed) 2011-10-18 - Adopted (198-0) [HR459 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR459-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2556
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 459 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAVULICH, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MILLARD, MILLER, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, CULVER, SONNEY, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, O'NEILL AND KILLION, OCTOBER 18, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 18, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 20, 2011, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States
have parents who work outside the home and more than 14 million
children have no place to go after school; and
WHEREAS, More than 1.3 million children who are between 6 and
17 years of age in Pennsylvania have both parents in the work
force or, in single-parent families, the sole parent in the work
force; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-six percent of the nation's school-age
children are responsible for taking care of themselves after
school; and
WHEREAS, Out-of-school hours represent the single biggest
block of time for children and youth and a key time during the
development of children into adolescents and adolescents into
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adults; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool programs provide safe, challenging,
engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth
develop academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social
skills; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool programs support working families by
ensuring that their children are safe and productive during out-
of-school hours; and
WHEREAS, Research illustrates that high-quality programming
improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against
children and youth and promotes positive social development; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool programs build stronger communities by
involving parents, business leaders and student and adult
volunteers in the lives of young people, thereby promoting
positive relationships among children, youth, families and
adults; and
WHEREAS, "Lights on Afterschool!" is a national celebration
of afterschool programs, which event promotes the critical
importance of quality afterschool programs in the lives of
children, their families and their communities; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
20, 2011, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania.
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