2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13-023
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Tochtrop, Baumgardner, Newell, Schwartz, Aguilar,
       Crowder, Giron, Guzman, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kerr,
       Nicholson, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Morse;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Vigil, Fischer, Hullinghorst, Szabo, Court, Duran,
       Gerou, Ginal, Labuda, Rosenthal, Salazar, Schafer, Singer, Young.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF A REPLICA
       KHACHKAR AND EXPLANATORY PLAQUE IN THE
       RENOVATED ARMENIAN GARDEN ON THE CAPITOL
       GROUNDS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The State Capitol and its grounds contain memorials to
       the state's political past as well as memorabilia promoting the state's
       natural environment and history of events, individuals, and ethnic groups;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, From time to time, proposals for gifts of art and
       memorials are made to the state to be placed in the State Capitol or on its
       grounds; and
       
          WHEREAS, Senate Bill 92-213 directed the State Capitol Building
       Advisory Committee to establish criteria and a procedure for the
       evaluation of proposals for gifts of memorials for placement in the State
       Capitol or on its grounds; and
       
          WHEREAS, The State Capitol Building Advisory Committee's
       evaluation criteria for a memorial is based partly upon the association the
       proposed memorial has with a significant event in the state's history, the
       connection of the memorial with persons significant in the heritage of the
       state, and its appropriateness to the designated area of the State Capitol;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, The procedure stipulates that, if the Capital Development
       Committee and the Governor concur with the State Capitol Building
       Advisory Committee's recommendations regarding the placement of
       memorials on the State Capitol grounds, the Capital Development
       Committee may make its recommendation for acceptance of the donated
       art to the General Assembly in the form of a joint resolution introduced
       during an annual legislative session; and
       
          WHEREAS, The State Capitol Building Advisory Committee, the
       Capital Development Committee, and the Governor have approved a plan
       for placement of a replica khachkar, including an accompanying
       explanatory plaque, in the renovated Armenian Garden on the State
       Capitol grounds; and
       
          WHEREAS, The replica khachkar in the renovated Armenian Garden
       would serve to memorialize the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide;
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly, do hereby approve of
       the plan recommended by the State Capitol Building Advisory
       Committee, the Capital Development Committee, and the Governor for
       the installation of a replica khachkar in the renovated Armenian Garden.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Resolution be
       transmitted to the Governor, the State Capitol Building Advisory
       Committee, the Capital Development Committee, and the Armenians of
       Colorado Board of Directors.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                        Mark Ferrandino
       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