Bill Text: PA SR337 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of May 2010 as "Law Month" in Pennsylvania and urging lawmakers, lawyers, judges and schools to participate.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-7)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-05 - Introduced and adopted [SR337 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR337-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1962
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 337 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, STACK, STOUT, FONTANA, FERLO, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, LOGAN, FARNESE, DINNIMAN, COSTA, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY, WOZNIAK, BAKER, BOSCOLA, WASHINGTON, EARLL, PIPPY, WILLIAMS AND MELLOW, MAY 5, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 5, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2010 as "Law Month" in Pennsylvania
and urging lawmakers, lawyers, judges and schools to
participate.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) will launch
its eleventh annual "Law Day" program on May 5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, As part of the celebration, the PBA and local bar
associations across this Commonwealth will sponsor activities
throughout the month of May; and
WHEREAS, The theme for 2010 is "Rule of Law: It's what I live
by"; and
WHEREAS, The celebration is coordinated by the Law-Related
Education Committee of the PBA and funded by the Pennsylvania
Bar Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Schools, attorneys and judges will be encouraged to
work together to arrange for classroom visits as part of the
celebration; and
WHEREAS, The primary purpose of the celebration is to teach
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children about their legal rights and responsibilities and to
share with them the essence of being an American citizen; and
WHEREAS, Students of all ages in kindergarten through college
will have the opportunity to explore the ways in which they can
have an impact on the world; and
WHEREAS, The annual observance of "Law Day" is part of the
PBA's continuing partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of
Education through the Pennsylvania Coalition for Representative
Democracy (PennCORD); and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania will host the 27th National High School
Mock Trial Competition in Philadelphia May 6 through 8, 2010;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2010 as
"Law Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge all lawmakers, attorneys,
judges and schools to participate in this year's celebration.
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