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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6 – Read across Idaho Day

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6

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HR006..........................................................by EDUCATION
READ ACROSS IDAHO DAY - Stating findings of the Legislature and declaring
March 1, 2002, as "Read Across Idaho Day" and encouraging parents,
educators and other adults to make reading to children a priority.
                                                                        
02/22    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/25    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote - to Chief Clerk

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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                   HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                  A HOUSE RESOLUTION
  2    DECLARING THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN AND ENCOURAGING IDAHO PARENTS,
  3        EDUCATORS AND OTHER ADULTS TO MAKE READING TO CHILDREN A PRIORITY.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        WHEREAS, the House of Representatives believes that achieving the goal  of
  6    teaching  every  child to read and comprehend by the end of the third grade is
  7    among our state's most important priorities; and
  8        WHEREAS, reading research tells us that children who can read and  compre-
  9    hend successfully are dramatically less likely to drop out of school or end up
 10    in prison; and
 11        WHEREAS, experts agree that children need to be motivated to read and that
 12    the  model of family and other adults reading to them sends a powerful message
 13    about the importance of reading; and
 14        WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature believes that assisting the children in our
 15    state to become successful adults by learning to read  and  comprehend  at  an
 16    early age should be a focus of this legislative session; and
 17        WHEREAS, March 2, 2002, is the 98th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Seuss,
 18    the well-known author of children's books; and
 19        WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature believes there is no other more appropriate
 20    day to encourage Idahoans to read to all the children in our state.
 21        NOW,  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the House of Representa-
 22    tives, assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legis-
 23    lature, that Friday, March 1, 2002, shall be declared "Read Across Idaho Day";
 24    and
 25        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House  of  Representatives,
 26    by  declaring  March  1, 2002, as "Read Across Idaho Day," do hereby encourage
 27    all parents, educators and other adults to spend a minimum of fifteen  minutes
 28    that day reading to a child; and
 29        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives do
 30    hereby encourage all adult citizens of the great state of Idaho to advance the
 31    cause of education, introduce the wonders of books, and help our state's chil-
 32    dren succeed by taking every opportunity, every day, to read to a child.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


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                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 12135

This resolution is to declare March 1, 2002, the 98th birthday of
well-known children's author, Dr. Seuss, "Read Across Idaho Day." It
is to reinforce the value of reading to the success and happiness of
both children and adults. Further, it is to encourage all of us to
take every opportunity to read, and more importantly, read to a 
child.

                            FISCAL IMPACT

None.



Contact
Name:  Rep. Janet Aikele
Phone: (208) 332-1000
                                       



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                 HR 6