1999
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-018
BY SENATORS Blickensderfer, Anderson, Andrews, Arnold, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Dyer, Epps, Evans, Feeley, Hernandez, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Musgrave, Nichol, Owen, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers, Reeves, Rupert, Sullivant, Tanner, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut, Weddig, and Wham.;
also REPRESENTATIVES Tapia, Bacon, Chavez, Clarke,
Coleman, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi, George, Gordon, Gotlieb,
Hagedorn, Hoppe, Kaufman, Kester, Leyba, Mace, McElhany, McKay,
Miller, Morrison, Pfiffner, Plant, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Spradley,
Stengel, Swenson, Tochtrop, Tupa, Veiga, Vigil, Webster, S. Williams,
Windels, Witwer, and Zimmerman.
CONCERNING SINGLE PARENTS DAY.
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 financially supporting and nurturing their
children 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 singleparent 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 Senate of the Sixtysecond
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives
concurring herein:
That the General Assembly designate March 21, 1999,
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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Ray Powers Russell George
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES