THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BUXTON, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANN, McCALL, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MURT, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating October 15, 2009, as "Conflict Resolution Day" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, October 15, 2009, has been designated as "National

Conflict Resolution Day" by the board of directors of the

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) "to increase public

awareness about conflict resolution"; and

WHEREAS, Conflict resolution refers to a wide range of

processes that involve the use of nonviolent dispute settlement

outside of the judicial system; and

WHEREAS, Conflict resolution includes efforts in communities

and schools to reduce violence and encourage effective

negotiation through respectful communication; and

WHEREAS, Common conflict resolution methods include

negotiation, mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation,

community conferencing, collaborative law and peer mediation;

and

WHEREAS, Many communities and schools in Pennsylvania are

implementing conflict resolution methods, recognizing this means

of dispute settlement as less costly and more private than

courtroom civil litigation; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October

15, 2009, as "Conflict Resolution Day" in Pennsylvania.