05/06/2005 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES

                      HCR 11-PARENTS' DAY                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE SHARON  CISSNA introduced  HCR 11 by  saying: this                                                               
bill sets  aside July 24,  2005 as  Parent's Day. The  reason for                                                               
doing this is  that this is a national effort  and a national day                                                               
to celebrate parents. The process for  a number of years has been                                                               
that  there is  a group  of faith-based  community advocates  for                                                               
parenting that have  picked a parent of the year  and a runner up                                                               
after which there is a large  picnic and lots of celebration. The                                                               
committee  would like  to make  it a  much larger  effort to  get                                                               
parents across  the state recognized and  highlight the wonderful                                                               
place that parents play in our society.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WILKEN offered to co-sponsor the bill.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SEANTOR  WILKEN  moved HCR  11  out  of committee  with  attached                                                               
recommendations and  no fiscal notes. Hearing  no objections, the                                                               
motion carried.