Print Friendly

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101

View Daily Data Tracking History

View Bill Text

View Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

---

Text to be added within a bill has been marked with Bold and
Underline. Text to be removed has been marked with
Strikethrough and Italic. How these codes are actually displayed will
vary based on the browser software you are using.

This sentence is marked with bold and underline to show added text.

This sentence is marked with strikethrough and italic, indicating
text to be removed.

Daily Data Tracking History

---

SCR101.........................................................by EDUCATION
LITERACY - Declaring November 1999 to be Idaho Literacy Month with the
theme "Literacy: Investing in Idaho's Workers, Citizens and Families."

01/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/15    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
01/20    Ret'd to Educ

Bill Text

SCR101


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                           SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101

                                  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 include 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 effects
11    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    accordingly; 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, Idaho Migrant Council, and the Depart-
40    ment of Corrections, 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-


                                          2

 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

                             RS08616

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    SCR 101