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HCR045........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging
support of the Idaho Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/23 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Wood
Title apvd - to Senate
02/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/09 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Bailey
Title apvd - to House
03/10 To enrol
03/11 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/12 Pres signed
03/15 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND URGING SUPPORT OF THE IDAHO EMPLOYER
3 SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE.
4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 WHEREAS, Americans understand and deeply appreciate the strategic and mil-
6 itary value of our National Guard and Reserve which comprise approximately
7 forty-six percent of our total available military manpower; and
8 WHEREAS, since September 11, 2001, more than 309,000 National Guard and
9 Reserve personnel have been mobilized for the war on terrorism, some for one
10 to two years; and
11 WHEREAS, Idaho National Guard and Reserve personnel work for public agen-
12 cies and private businesses; and
13 WHEREAS, public and private employers of America's National Guard and
14 Reserve members have become inextricably linked to a strong national defense;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense chartered the National
17 Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in 1972 to pro-
18 mote both public and private employer understanding of the National Guard and
19 Reserve in order to gain employer and community support through programs and
20 personnel policies and practices that encourage employee and citizen partici-
21 pation in National Guard and Reserve programs; and
22 WHEREAS, today, nearly 4,500 volunteer executives, senior government rep-
23 resentatives, educators, and military personnel serve on local ESGR committees
24 and conduct employer support programs, including Bosslifts, Briefings with the
25 Boss, Mission One, Ombudsmen Services, and recognition of employers whose pol-
26 icies support or encourage participation in the National Guard and Reserve;
27 and
28 WHEREAS, the Idaho Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve promotes the
29 development of a positive relationship between employers and those employees
30 who serve in the guard and reserve, and serves as a resource for information
31 related to the United States Department of Labor's Uniformed Services Employ-
32 ment and Reemployment Rights Act.
33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
34 sion of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
35 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge renewed and continuing support of
36 the Idaho Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14076
This legislation expresses support and encouragement for Idaho
National Guard and Reserve personnel and the public agencies and
private businesses they work for by recognizing the efforts of
the Idaho Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. JoAn Wood
Phone: 332-1000
Byron Keely, Governmental Relations Director, ID ESGR
Phone: 344-0565
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 045