2014
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-005
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Herpin, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy,
       Cadman, Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Rivera, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger, Carroll;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Priola, Becker, Buck, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Foote, Gardner, Gerou,
       Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Joshi, Kraft-Tharp,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lee, May, McCann, McLachlan, McNulty, Mitsch
       Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro, Nordberg, Peniston, Pettersen,
       Primavera, Rankin, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Schafer, Singer,
       Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm, Szabo, Waller, Wilson, Wright, Young,
       Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK IN
       COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, All children in Colorado should have the opportunity to
       attend the highest-quality schools available; and
       
          WHEREAS, Citizens across Colorado agree that improving the
       quality of education in this state and expanding access to great schools
       should be an issue of great importance to state leaders; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado has a multitude of high-quality public schools,
       public charter schools, home-based schools, and private schools; and
       
          WHEREAS, The vital need for education reform is one that
       transcends ideology and political party affiliation; and
       
          WHEREAS, Research in Colorado and across the nation conclusively
       demonstrates that providing children with multiple schooling options
       improves academic performance; and
       
          WHEREAS, Numerous organizations in Colorado work to improve
       the lives of students and advocate for a variety of educational
       opportunities for families, including charter schools, open enrollment in
       public schools, home-based schools, private schools, and on-line schools;
       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 recognize the importance of providing Colorado's families
       with access to quality education and the ability to choose the school that
       is best suited to their children's needs; and
       
          That we recognize the week of January 26 through February 1, 2014,
       to be School Choice Week in the state of Colorado.
       
                 Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper, Lieutenant Governor Joseph Garcia, and
       the members of the Colorado State Board of Education.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Morgan Carroll                       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