2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-022
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Jahn, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell,
       Morse, Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel,
       Schwartz, Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Williams A., Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Gerou,
       Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A.,
       Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McKinley,
       Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden, Schafer
       S., Scott, Singer, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens, Summers,
       Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Wilson,
       Young, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF "SINGLE PARENTS' DAY". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Parents must invest immeasurable amounts of time,
       energy, and devotion when raising their children in order to provide them
       with the love, support, and guidance required to become responsible,
       productive, and successful adults; and
       
          WHEREAS, The responsibility of raising children in today's society
       is particularly difficult when it falls on the shoulders of a single parent;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, The number of single-parent families has more than
       doubled in the past twenty-five years; and
       
          WHEREAS, More than twenty million children in this country
       currently live in single-parent homes; and
       
          WHEREAS, The greatest need of every child is to be loved, whether
       the child lives in a single-parent or two-parent family; and
       
          WHEREAS, The dedication and achievement of single parents
       deserve our recognition; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1984, Congress passed House Joint Resolution 200
       (Public Law 98-240) which designated March 21, 1984, as "National
       Single Parent Day" and President Reagan issued Proclamation 5166,
       which proclaimed March 21, 1984, "National Single Parent Day", and
       since then, many states and organizations across the country recognize
       March 21 each year as "Single Parents' Day"; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1993, Colorado became the first state to sign a
       proclamation officially recognizing March 21 as "Single Parents' Day";
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, designate
       March 21, 2012, as "Single Parents' Day" in Colorado in recognition of
       the dedication and achievements of all single parents.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Janice S. Moglen of the Coalition for Single Parents' Day; Felipe
       Waterwall, Denver Metro chapter president, Parents Without Partners;
       and the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES