2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-026
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Marble and Garcia, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner,
       Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill,
       Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert,
       Lundberg, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts,
       Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lebsock and Neville P., Arndt, Becker J.,
       Becker K., Brown, Buck, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal,
       Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch
       Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola,
       Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer,
       Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson,
       Windholz, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR THE MARINE CORPS
       SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Since the founding of our country, the United States
       military has performed services critical to the security of our great nation;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, The United States Marine Corps, one of the oldest
       branches of the nation's military establishment, has always been central
       to these services; and
       
          WHEREAS, Veterans of the Marine Corps have consistently made
       personal sacrifices, up to and including their lives, in order to preserve the
       United States of America; and
       
          WHEREAS, Family members of these veterans have also consistently
       made significant sacrifices in order to support the veterans; and
       
          WHEREAS, Many of the children of these Marines and their families
       do not have the means to afford the costs of higher education in order to
       honor their parents and to prepare themselves to make further
       contributions to their country; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state of Colorado, since receiving statehood in 1876,
       has contributed men and women to play active roles in the defense of
       their country, often at great personal cost; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state of Colorado always has a significant need for
       capable, ambitious, and patriotic citizens who are properly trained to lead
       our state and nation into the future; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation was founded
       in 1962 with the express purpose of providing financial assistance for
       postsecondary education for the children of United States Marine veterans
       and for the children of United States Navy Corpsmen who have served
       with Marines; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has since
       grown to be the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based
       scholarships for military children; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has provided
       more than 33,000 scholarships to young men and women at a value
       exceeding $90 million; and 
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation in 2014-2015
       offered assistance to 2,200 students in the United States, including 50
       students in Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation offers funds
       for any qualified type of formal postsecondary training, including
       certified trade schools and special academies; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation provides
       special consideration to the children of qualified veterans who have been
       severely wounded or killed since September 11, 2001; and
       
          WHEREAS, The scholarship funds provided by the Marine Corps
       Scholarship Foundation make it possible for virtually all of these students
       to receive the benefits of post-secondary education, thus contributing to
       the development of future leaders of our state, our country, and our
       society; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Seventieth General Assembly of the State
       of Colorado, proudly recognize and support the Marine Corps Scholarship
       Foundation for its continuing focus on the betterment of the state of
       Colorado by providing educational opportunities for the children of
       United States Marines and for the children of United States Navy
       Corpsmen who have served with Marines and indirectly providing
       support for all licensed postsecondary educational institutions in the state
       of Colorado; and
       
          That we encourage all the state's citizens to support this foundation 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       and education in general, and also the many sponsors who make it
       possible for the foundation to help these students achieve their maximum
       potential and to patriotically serve their state and their nation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi L. Markwell                     Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES