Bill Text: PA HR747 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators for its significant accomplishment during the 2011-2012 legislative session and celebrating the association's 65th anniversary.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 44-15)

Status: (Passed) 2012-06-06 - Adopted (197-0) [HR747 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR747-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3629
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 747 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, MAHER, REESE, MAJOR, SAYLOR, J. EVANS, LONGIETTI, STEVENSON, SAINATO, BOBACK, BAKER, BOYD, BRENNAN, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KRIEGER, KULA, MALONEY, MARSHALL, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, CULVER, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 4, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 4, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural
Educators for its significant accomplishment during the
2011-2012 legislative session and celebrating the
association's 65th anniversary.
WHEREAS, In 1947, Howard Fox became the first president of
the Pennsylvania Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association;
and
WHEREAS, In 1997, the National Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Association decided to change its name to the National
Association of Agricultural Educators; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Association became known as the Pennsylvania Association of
Agricultural Educators; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural
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Educators and National Association of Agricultural Educators
strive to advance agricultural education, promote the
professional interests and professional growth of agriculture
teachers and develop professional pride; and
WHEREAS, Beginning in 1949, the laws of this Commonwealth
included provisions for the public schools to officially provide
classes to vocational agriculture students and for those schools
to receive Federal and State funding for their efforts; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural
Educators recently attained a significant accomplishment; and
WHEREAS, In the 2011-2012 legislative session, the
Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators succeeded in
an effort to have the definition of "education in agriculture,"
created in 1949, modernized to represent the many changes in
agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources since it was
first defined; and
WHEREAS, In addition, this year marks the 65th anniversary of
the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators for its
significant accomplishment during the 2011-2012 legislative
session and celebrate the association's 65th anniversary.
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