Bill Text: PA SR18 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of March 2009 as "Youth Art Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-03-10 - Adopted [SR18 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR18-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 176
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 18 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BOSCOLA, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FOLMER, FONTANA, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE, PILEGGI, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, WASHINGTON, M. WHITE, WILLIAMS, WONDERLING AND WOZNIAK, FEBRUARY 6, 2009
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 6, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2009 as "Youth Art Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Art education is a viable endeavor, contributing
educational benefits such as developing creative problem-solving
abilities and critical thinking abilities in elementary and
secondary students; and
WHEREAS, Art education provides tools for students to lead
fuller, more meaningful lives by teaching sensitivity to beauty,
order and other qualities; and
WHEREAS, Art education allows students to develop a deeper
understanding of other cultures and beliefs; and
WHEREAS, Art education enhances and reinforces the knowledge
students gain in other subjects; and
WHEREAS, National leaders recognize the necessity of
including art education in all students' academic experience;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of March 2009
as "Youth Art Month" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the value
of art education as a fundamental part of our educational system
and an essential and viable academic endeavor.
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