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HR002..........................................................by EDUCATION
READ ACROSS IDAHO - Stating findings of the Legislature regarding reading,
providing that the members of the House of Representatives will read to
young children in the Capitol Rotunda for fifteen minutes on March 2, 1999,
and declaring that March 2, 1999, shall be "Read Across Idaho Day."
02/26 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/01 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/02 Rlsd susp - ADOPTED - voice vote
Filed with Chief Clerk
HR002|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 DECLARING THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN AND DECLARING A RECESS IN THE 3 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT A TIME CERTAIN ON A DATE CER- 4 TAIN WHEN LEGISLATORS WILL READ TO YOUNG CHILDREN FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN 5 MINUTES IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING. 6 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, the House of Representatives believes that achieving the goal of 8 teaching every child to read by the end of the third grade is among our 9 state's most important priorities; and 10 WHEREAS, reading research tells us that children who can read successfully 11 are dramatically less likely to drop out of school or end up in prison; and 12 WHEREAS, experts agree that children need to be motivated to read and that 13 the model of family and other adults reading to them sends a powerful message 14 about the importance of reading; and 15 WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature has received a report from its early read- 16 ing study committee identifying the importance of parents, educators and other 17 adults reading to our children; and 18 WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature believes that assisting the children in our 19 state to become successful adults by learning to read at an early age should 20 be a focus of this legislative session; and 21 WHEREAS, March 2, 1999, is the 95th birthday of Dr. Seuss, the well-known 22 author of children's books; and 23 WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature believes there is no other more appropriate 24 day to encourage Idahoans to read to all the children in our state. 25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the House of Representa- 26 tives, assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legis- 27 lature, that on Tuesday, March 2, 1999, between 11:30 a.m. and noon, members 28 of the Idaho House of Representatives will recess into the rotunda of the 29 Idaho State Capitol where legislators will read to young children for a period 30 of fifteen minutes; and 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by committing ourselves to and participating 32 in this activity, the Idaho Legislature does hereby invite all other public 33 officials in our great state to plan activities which will give them the 34 opportunity to read to children for at least fifteen minutes on this same day; 35 and 36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the importance of this day and these activi- 37 ties should be memorialized by declaring March 2, 1999, "Read Across Idaho 38 Day"; and 39 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that believing that reports of such events which 40 are carried throughout our state can significantly further the cause of reach- 41 ing our common goal of ensuring every child can read, the Idaho Legislature 42 does hereby invite the media of our state to assist in communicating the mes- 43 sage of the significance of adults reading to children by reporting on this 44 historical moment in legislative history when for fifteen minutes, every leg- 2 1 islative member of the Idaho House of Representatives will set aside the other 2 business of government to participate in this single activity on behalf of all 3 children in the great state of Idaho.