2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-1010
       
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Todd and Massey, Barker, Baumgardner,
       Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino,
       Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Gerou, Hamner, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Levy, Liston, Looper, McCann,
       Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Ramirez, Ryden, Singer,
       Solano, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swerdfeger, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil,
       Waller, Williams A., Wilson, Young, McNulty;
       also SENATOR(S) Newell and White, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy,
       Foster, Giron, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn, Johnston,
       Morse, Nicholson, Roberts, Schwartz, Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop,
       Williams S., Shaffer B..
       
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF THE FILM, TELEVISION,
       AND VIDEO GAMING INDUSTRY IN COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Thousands of Colorado residents are employed directly
       or indirectly by Colorado's film, television, and video gaming industry;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Content creation for film, television, video games, and
       advertising is an important and growing international business and one of
       the United States' leading exports; and
       
          WHEREAS, Advertising and news production builds upon Colorado
       talent from the film, television, and video gaming industry; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado was once a leader in the film and television
       business and has since seen its market share and number of people
       employed in the industry radically decline; and
       
          WHEREAS, The decline is traceable to the implementation of
       incentives in sister states which have left Colorado in a noncompetitive
       position; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's once formidable infrastructure for content
       creation is rapidly eroding and in danger of collapse; and
       
          WHEREAS, The film, television, and video gaming industry provides
       high-paying, rewarding jobs, and currently over 1,100 students are
       enrolled in four-year film programs at institutions of higher education in
       Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Supporting content creation will have a positive impact
       on Colorado's economy, provide jobs for our citizens who graduate from
       our schools' film programs, and provide a skilled labor training ground
       for many other workers; and
       
          WHEREAS, Film and television production is a major stimulus to
       Colorado's tourism industry; and
       
          WHEREAS, The film, television, and video gaming industry gives
       Colorado the ability to showcase the natural beauty of the state, which is
       a proven economic driver for tourism; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-eighth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly,
       hereby recognize the film, television, and video gaming industry in
       Colorado as an integral part of Colorado's economic future; and
       
          (2)  That, in appreciation of the efforts of the Colorado Innovators of
       New Entertainment, Media, and Arts (CINEMA), we hereby declare
       February 8, 2012, to be Colorado CINEMA Day.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Frank McNulty                    Brandon C. Shaffer 
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                        Cindi Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
                   APPROVED________________________________________
       
       
       
       
       
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                                     John W. Hickenlooper
                                     GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO