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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105 – Idaho Literacy Month

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105

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SCR105.........................................................by EDUCATION
LITERACY - Declaring November 1999 to be Idaho Literacy Month with the
theme "Literacy: Investing in Idaho's Workers, Citizens and Families."

01/25    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
01/27    10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Title apvd - to House
01/29    House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
02/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 66-1-3
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake,
      Limbaugh, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Moyle,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor,
      Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- McKague
      Absent and excused -- Linford, Mortensen, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Montgomery
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/12    To enrol
02/15    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/16    Sp signed
02/17    To Secretary of State

Bill Text


SCR105


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                           SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105

                                  BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 2    RECOGNIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND NEEDS FOR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS AND  DECLAR-
 3        ING  NOVEMBER  1999  TO  BE IDAHO LITERACY MONTH WITH THE THEME "LITERACY:
 4        INVESTING IN IDAHO'S WORKERS, CITIZENS AND FAMILIES."

 5    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        WHEREAS, "Literacy in the 90's" means having a broad range of skills  that
 7    include reading, writing, math, critical thinking and speaking in English; and
 8        WHEREAS,  for  businesses, literacy also includes such workplace basics as
 9    using computers, working on  teams,  and  making  decisions,  and  a  literate
10    workforce  is  essential  to  the local, state, and national economy and helps
11    bring about economic competitiveness in a global market; and
12        WHEREAS, technology is rapidly advancing in our society and increased lit-
13    eracy skills empower individuals to meet the increased demands of daily  life;
14    and
15        WHEREAS,  learning  does  not  end  with  formal  education  but continues
16    throughout life as individuals acquire new knowledge and skills; and
17        WHEREAS, literacy empowers parents in their role as their children's first
18    teacher, preparing their children to be ready to learn  upon  entering  school
19    and helping their children to succeed once in school; and
20        WHEREAS,  English as a second language programs empower non-English speak-
21    ing adults to be successful in society and at work and to  contribute  to  the
22    success of their children at home through language development and to partici-
23    pate in their children's education; and
24        WHEREAS, literacy empowers Idaho citizens by enabling them to exercise the
25    rights and responsibilities of citizenship; and
26        WHEREAS,  studies  such  as  the  1995 Synthetic Estimates of the National
27    Adult Literacy Survey indicate that as many as 31  percent  of  Idaho's  adult
28    population  lack  some of the basic literacy skills needed to take full advan-
29    tage of their lifelong learning opportunities, and approximately 140,000 Idaho
30    adults, according to the 1990 census  figures,  do  not  have  a  high  school
31    diploma or a GED; and
32        WHEREAS,  statewide,  10,000 to 13,000 adults enroll in adult basic educa-
33    tion programs each year; and
34        WHEREAS, dedicated volunteers provide tutoring  to  adults  through  Adult
35    Basic  Education  programs,  a  variety  of  community-based organizations and
36    libraries; and
37        WHEREAS, the state of Idaho invests in the Adult Basic  Education  program
38    administered  by  the  state  Department  of Education with services delivered
39    through six postsecondary institutions, the Idaho  Migrant  Council,  and  the
40    Department  of Correction, assisted by numerous partnerships with a variety of
41    institutions, agencies,  private  industries,  and  community-based  nonprofit
42    organizations; and
43        WHEREAS,  support through public/private partnerships is critical in order
44    to provide high quality training, materials and technology to staff and volun-


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 1    teers in Idaho's literacy programs.
 2        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 3    of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of  Representa-
 4    tives  concurring  therein,  that  November  1999  be declared "Idaho Literacy
 5    Month" for the purpose of focusing public  awareness  on  empowering  Idahoans
 6    through  increased  literacy  skills  with  the theme "Literacy:  Investing in
 7    Idaho's Workers, Citizens and Families."

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                              RS08713

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND NEEDS FOR
ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS AND DECLARING NOVEMBER 1999 TO BE IDAHO
LITERACY MONTH WITH THE THEME "LITERACY: INVESTING IN IDAHO'S
WORKERS, CITIZENS AND FAMILIES."



                            FISCAL NOTE

NONE

CONTACT: JUDI DANIELSON 332-1347

                                              STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE .   SCR105