Senate Resolution 147 - Introduced

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                                    S.R. ________ H.R. ________


  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2    BY  APPEL, COURTNEY, FRAISE, DEARDEN, QUIRMBACH,
  1  3      OLIVE, HOGG, SENG, HORN, WARNSTADT, DVORSKY,
  1  4   HECKROTH, DOTZLER, KREIMAN, BEALL, SCHMITZ, RAGAN,
  1  5   STEWART, CONNOLLY, McCOY, BLACK, KIBBIE, GRONSTAL,
  1  6       BOLKCOM, RIELLY, SCHOENJAHN, WOOD, HANCOCK,
  1  7       DANIELSON, HATCH, MULDER, PUTNEY, McKIBBEN,
  1  8    BOETTGER, GASKILL, KETTERING, SEYMOUR, and NOBLE
  1  9 A Resolution recognizing April 13 through 19, 2008, as
  1 10    the Week of the Young Child.
  1 11    WHEREAS, the Iowa Association for the Education of
  1 12 Young Children and other local organizations, in
  1 13 conjunction with the National Association for the
  1 14 Education of Young Children, is celebrating the Week
  1 15 of the Young Child, April 13=19, 2008; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, the week has been designated as a time to
  1 17 reflect on the needs and rights of young children and
  1 18 their families and to review commitments to improve
  1 19 the quality of programs and services for all children;
  1 20 and
  1 21    WHEREAS, by highlighting the need for high=quality
  1 22 early childhood services for all children and families
  1 23 within Iowa, these groups hope to improve both the
  1 24 availability and quality of these services; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, the future of Iowa in large part depends
  1 26 on the quality of early childhood experiences provided
  1 27 to young children today; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, high=quality early childhood services
  1 29 represent a worthy commitment to our children's
  1 30 future; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  1    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  2 recognizes April 13 through 19, 2008, as the Week of
  2  3 the Young Child and urges Iowans to use this
  2  4 opportunity to focus attention on the nurturing of
  2  5 young children and their families as one of Iowa's
  2  6 highest priorities.
  2  7 LSB 6659SS 82
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