Bill Text: PA HR477 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating October 15, 2009, as "Conflict Resolution Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-07 - Adopted [HR477 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR477-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2720
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 477 Session of2009
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.
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