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HCR021.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
HEALTHY MARRIAGES - Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging the
promotion of public awareness and education regarding the value of healthy
marriages to men, women and children and to Idaho's communities.
03/14 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Deal
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/29 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Lodge
Title apvd - to House
03/30 To enrol
03/31 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
04/01 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
3 ABOUT THE VALUE OF HEALTHY MARRIAGES TO MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND IDAHO'S
4 COMMUNITIES.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, the divorce rate in Idaho and nationally has been accelerating;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, just as the family is the foundation of society, the marital
9 relationship is the foundation of the family and strengthening marriages can
10 only lead to stronger families, children and communities, as well as a stron-
11 ger economy; and
12 WHEREAS, an inability to cope with stress from both internal and external
13 sources leads to significantly higher incidences of domestic violence, child
14 abuse, absenteeism, medical costs, learning and social deficiencies and
15 divorce; and
16 WHEREAS, relationship skills can be learned and, once learned, relation-
17 ship skills can facilitate communication between parties to a marriage and
18 assist couples in avoiding conflict, and once relationship skills are learned
19 they can be carried into parenting, the workplace, schools, neighborhoods and
20 civic relationships; and
21 WHEREAS, by reducing conflict and increasing communication, stressors can
22 be diminished and coping can be further enhanced; and
23 WHEREAS, when effective coping exists, domestic violence, child abuse and
24 divorce and its effect on children, including absenteeism from school, medical
25 costs and learning and social deficiencies are diminished; and
26 WHEREAS, the state has a compelling interest in educating its citizens
27 with regard to marriage and, if contemplated, the effects of divorce.
28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
29 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
30 Senate concurring therein, that we are adopting this resolution to promote
31 public awareness and education about the value of healthy marriages to men,
32 women, children and Idaho's communities, to encourage public programs to
33 reduce the disincentives to marriage in means-tested aid programs and social
34 service programs, to promote the emotional and financial health and well-being
35 of Idaho's children, and to encourage healthy marriage standards when adopting
36 and implementing new public policies to promote the emotional and financial
37 health and well-being of Idaho's children.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15005
State Leadership can take the lead in promoting public awareness
and education about the value of healthy marriages to men, women,
children and Idaho's communities. State run programs and
policies can effectively work to help parents develop and
maintain stable, healthy relationships for the benefit of their
children versus promoting disincentives to families whom are
trying to maintain a two parent household for the benefit of
their children.
Research confirms that children who are raised by their own
parents in a healthy married family enjoy, on average, better
physical and mental health and are less likely to be poorer than
children raised in single-parent families, thus saving social
service tax dollars. Therefore, the purpose of this concurrent
resolution is to present in a simple, proactive manner an
opportunity for our state leadership to promote and encourage the
institution of healthy marriage in Idaho's public policies.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no cost to the general fund; however, healthy marriages
could result in future savings of state expenditures.
Contact
Name: Senator Patti Anne Lodge
Phone: 208-332-1325
Name: Representative Bill Deal
Phone: 208-332-1000
Co-Sponsors:
Senator Brad Little Representative Darrell Bolz
Senator Curt McKenzie Representative Carlos Bilbao
Senator John McGee Representative Robert Schaefer
Senator Monte Pearce Representative Dolores Crow
Representative Robert Ring
Representative Gary Collins
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 21