HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 98-1019
BY REPRESENTATIVES Kreutz, Adkins, Agler, Bacon, C. Berry, Chavez, Clarke, Dyer, Entz, Epps, Faatz, George, Gordon, Gotlieb, Grossman, Hagedorn, Hefley, Kaufman, Keller, Leyba, Mace, McPherson, Miller, Morrison, Musgrave, Nichol, Pfiffner, Reeser, Saliman, Schauer, Smith, Snyder, Spradley, Swenson, Takis, Tate, Taylor, Tool, Tucker, Tupa, Udall, Veiga, S. Williams, T. Williams, Young, and Zimmerman;
also SENATORS Blickensderfer,
B. Alexander, Arnold, Bishop, Chlouber, Coffman, Congrove, Dennis,
Feeley, Hopper, J. Johnson, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez,
Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Norton, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers,
Reeves, Rizzuto, Rupert, Schroeder, Tanner, Thiebaut, Wattenberg,
Weddig, Wells, and Wham.
WHEREAS, Parents must invest unlimited 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, Every day single parents bear the tremendous
responsibilities of breadwinning and nurturing alone; and
WHEREAS, The number of single parent families has
more than doubled in the past twentyfive years; and
WHEREAS, Over sixteen million children in this country
currently live in single-parent homes; and
WHEREAS, The greatest need of all children is to
be loved, whether they live in a singleparent or twoparent
family; and
WHEREAS, The achievements of single parents are deserving
of our recognition; and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress has established
March 21 as "Single Parents Day"; and
WHEREAS, Colorado became the first state to sign
a proclamation officially recognizing March 21 as "Single
Parents Day"; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtyfirst General Assembly of the State of Colorado,
the Senate concurring herein:
That the General Assembly designate March 21, 1998,
as "Single Parents Day" in Colorado in recognition of
the dedication of all parents who have the difficult task of raising
their children alone.
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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF THE
OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE