2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-1018
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Murray and Schafer S., Acree,
       Bradford, Conti, Court, Duran, Fields, Gerou, Hamner,
       Hullinghorst, Labuda, Levy, Looper, McCann, Nikkel, Peniston,
       Ryden, Solano, Stephens, Szabo, Todd, Williams A., Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Brown, Casso, Coram, DelGrosso,
       Ferrandino, Fischer, Gardner B., Holbert, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Lee, Liston, Massey, Miklosi, Pabon, Pace, Priola,
       Ramirez, Scott, Singer, Sonnenberg, Soper, Summers, Swalm,
       Swerdfeger, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Wilson, Young, McNulty;
       also SENATOR(S) Williams S. and Spence, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn,
       Morse, Nicholson, Roberts, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, White,
       Brophy, Cadman, Grantham, Harvey, Johnston, King K., King S.,
       Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell, Neville, Newell, Renfroe, Scheffel,
       Shaffer B.
       
      CONCERNING THE CELEBRATION OF COLORADO 
      GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS AND FITNESS. 
       
          WHEREAS, Participation in sports has many positive impacts and
       benefits for girls and women, including the rewards of competition, fair
       play, sportsmanship, teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership skills;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Other positive impacts include increased academic
       participation and success in the form of better grades and higher
       graduation rates; expanded prospects for college scholarships; and an
       enhanced likelihood of higher education and employment; and
       
          WHEREAS, Further positive outcomes include healthier eating habits
       and a lower risk of health problems; a decreased likelihood of the use of 
       
       
       
       
       
       alcohol and illicit drugs; a lifelong affinity toward health and fitness,
       whether or not a woman continues to participate in sports after high
       school or college; building strength, speed, and endurance; and a
       decreased risk of teen pregnancy; and
       
          WHEREAS, Female athletes are role models of strength and fitness
       to other girls and women; and
       
          WHEREAS, This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the passage of
       Title IX of the "Education Amendments Act of 1972"; and
       
          WHEREAS, Title IX, passed on June 23, 1972, provides females with
       equal opportunities in athletics; and
       
          WHEREAS, As a result of the passage of Title IX, there has been a
       dramatic increase in girls' and women's participation in sports: Since
       1972, there has been a 940% increase in the number of girls playing high
       school sports, while the number of women in college sports has increased
       by more than 450% in the same period of time; and
       
          WHEREAS, On April 1st through 3rd, 2012, Colorado will host its
       first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I
       Women's Basketball Final Four at the Pepsi Center and, in conjunction
       with this event, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association conference
       will be held at the Denver Convention Center and the Women's Final
       Four Leadership Academy will be held to provide a forum for the region's
       youth and high school athletes and coaches to access key NCAA
       decision-makers; and
       
          WHEREAS, There are a multitude of organizations that support girls'
       and women's athletics and sporting events throughout the United States
       and Colorado, such as the Colorado High School Activities Association,
       Women's Sports Foundation, the National Association for Girls and
       Women in Sport, the NCAA, the Women's Basketball Coaches
       Association, the United States Olympic Committee, Sportswomen of 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       Colorado, the Colorado Athletics Directors Association, and Colorado
       Coaches of Girls' Sports, among others; and
       
          WHEREAS, The increase in girls' and women's participation in sports
       and fitness has also brought billions of dollars into the economy for
       apparel, shoes, equipment, new construction of gyms and fields, and mass
       media coverage, as well as helping to create jobs in the sports and fitness
       industries; and
       
          WHEREAS, The continuing support of girls' and women's
       participation in athletics is an important issue, and the state of Colorado
       will continue to advocate for girls and women as they strive to be winners
       in sports as well as in life; 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:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly:
       
          (1)  Welcome the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Final Four
       athletes, coaches, and supporters to Colorado;
       
          (2)  Recognize the 40th Anniversary of the passage of Title IX and
       affirm that our daughters and sons should continue to be treated in a fair
       manner with regard to sports and fitness opportunities; and
       
          (3)  Celebrate the importance of sports and fitness in girls' and
       women's lives.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       the Colorado High School Activities Association, the Women's Sports
       Foundation, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the
       National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Women's Basketball 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       Coaches Association, the United States Olympic Committee,
       Sportswomen of Colorado, the Colorado Athletics Directors Association,
       and Colorado Coaches of Girls' Sports.
       
       
       
       
       
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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