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SCR150.........................................................by EDUCATION
LITERACY - Stating findings of the Legislature and declaring November 2000
to be "Idaho Literacy Month."
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/22 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/23 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
02/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 63-1-6
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond,
Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg,
Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman,
Trail, Wheeler, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Sali
Absent and excused -- Black, Deal, Gould, Henbest, Wood, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Montgomery
Title apvd - to Senate
03/24 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/28 To Secretary of State
SCR150
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 150
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 RECOGNIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND NEEDS FOR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS AND DECLAR-
3 ING NOVEMBER 2000 TO BE IDAHO LITERACY MONTH WITH THE THEME "PROMOTING
4 LITERACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY."
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, literacy in the twenty-first century means having a broad range
7 of skills that include reading, writing, math, critical thinking, and speaking
8 in English; and
9 WHEREAS, for businesses, literacy also includes such workplace basics as
10 using computers, working on teams, and making decisions, and a literate
11 workforce is essential to the local, state, and national economy, and affects
12 economic competitiveness in a global market; and
13 WHEREAS, technology is rapidly advancing in our society and increased lit-
14 eracy skills empower individuals to meet the increased demands of daily life
15 accordingly; and
16 WHEREAS, learning does not end with formal education but continues
17 throughout life as individuals acquire new knowledge and skills; and
18 WHEREAS, literacy empowers parents in their role as their children's first
19 teacher, preparing their children to be ready to learn upon entering school
20 and helping their children to succeed once in school; and
21 WHEREAS, English as a second language programs empower non-English speak-
22 ing adults to be successful in society and at work, to contribute to the suc-
23 cess of their children at home through language development and to participate
24 in their children's education; and
25 WHEREAS, literacy empowers Idaho citizens by enabling them to exercise the
26 rights and responsibilities of citizenship; and
27 WHEREAS, studies such as the 1995 Synthetic Estimates of the National
28 Adult Literacy Survey indicate that as many as thirty-one percent of Idaho's
29 adult population lack some of the basic literacy skills needed to take full
30 advantage of their lifelong learning opportunities, and approximately 140,000
31 Idaho adults, according to the 1990 census figures, do not have a high school
32 diploma or a GED; and
33 WHEREAS, statewide, 10,000 to 13,000 adults enroll in adult basic educa-
34 tion programs each year; and
35 WHEREAS, dedicated volunteers provide tutoring to adults through Adult
36 Basic Education programs, a variety of community-based organizations and
37 libraries; and
38 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho invests in the Adult Basic Education program
39 administered by the State Department of Education with services delivered
40 through six postsecondary institutions, the Idaho Migrant Council, and the
41 Department of Correction, assisted by numerous partnerships with a variety of
42 institutions, agencies, private industries, and community-based nonprofit
43 organizations; and
44 WHEREAS, support through public/private partnerships is critical in order
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1 to provide high quality training, materials and technology to staff and volun-
2 teers in Idaho's literacy programs.
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
4 sion of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
5 sentatives concurring therein, that November 2000 be declared "Idaho Literacy
6 Month" for the purpose of focusing public awareness on empowering Idahoans
7 through increased literacy skills with the theme "Promoting Literacy in the
8 21st Century."
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS10137
This concurrent resolution recognizes accomplishments and needs for Adult
Literacy Programs and declaring November 2000 to be Idaho Literacy Month
with the theme "Promoting Literacy in the 21st Century.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
CONTACT: Senator Judi Danielson
332-1307
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE SCR 150