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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R25-0782.01 Olivia Nesselroade x2670 |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR25-1006 |
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| 9 | 9 | | House Committees Senate Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1006 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF COLORADO 4-H DAY.101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Colorado 4-H Youth Development program is1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | founded on the notion that youth are a vital resource for ensuring a better2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | tomorrow, and assisting youth as they prepare for the future is the 4-H3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | program's central mission; and4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Colorado 4-H program is an integral part of5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Colorado State University Extension and is fundamental to the land-grant6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | university mission; and7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Participation in 4-H in Colorado is open to youth8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | between the ages of 5 and 19 from all economic, social, and cultural9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | backgrounds; and10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, More than 107,000 Colorado youth, with the11 |
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| 27 | 24 | | HOUSE |
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| 28 | 25 | | Final Reading |
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| 29 | 26 | | January 27, 2025 |
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| 30 | 27 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 31 | 28 | | McCormick and Johnson, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Bottoms, |
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| 32 | 29 | | Bradley, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, Duran, English, |
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| 33 | 30 | | Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Joseph, |
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| 34 | 31 | | Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Luck, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, McCluskie, |
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| 35 | 32 | | Paschal, Phillips, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart |
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| 36 | 33 | | K., Stewart R., Story, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog |
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| 37 | 34 | | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 38 | | - | Pelton B. and Roberts, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, |
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| 39 | | - | Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kipp, |
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| 40 | | - | Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton R., Rich, |
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| 41 | | - | Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 35 | + | Pelton B. and Roberts, |
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| 42 | 36 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 43 | 37 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 44 | 38 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. guidance of more than 11,000 adult and youth volunteer leaders, currently1 |
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| 45 | 39 | | contribute to their communities and gain practical experience in career2 |
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| 46 | 40 | | exploration through their 4-H projects and activities; and3 |
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| 47 | 41 | | WHEREAS, 4-H grows young people who have essential life4 |
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| 48 | 42 | | skills like confidence, courage, resilience, and curiosity and who are5 |
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| 49 | 43 | | empowered and prepared for life today and tomorrow; and6 |
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| 50 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Compared to their peers, youth involved in 4-H7 |
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| 51 | 45 | | programs are:8 |
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| 52 | 46 | | ! Four times more likely to make contributions to their9 |
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| 53 | 47 | | communities; and10 |
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| 54 | 48 | | ! Two times more likely to be civically engaged, to make11 |
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| 55 | 49 | | healthier choices, and to participate in after-school STEM12 |
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| 56 | 50 | | programs; now, therefore,13 |
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| 57 | 51 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth14 |
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| 58 | 52 | | General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:15 |
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| 59 | 53 | | (1) That the General Assembly salutes the Colorado 4-H program,16 |
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| 60 | 54 | | in partnership with Colorado State University Extension, in its efforts to17 |
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| 61 | 55 | | prepare Colorado's youth for the future by providing a wealth of18 |
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| 62 | 56 | | opportunities for young people to acquire decision-making, leadership,19 |
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| 63 | 57 | | and communication skills in a hands-on, friendly learning environment;20 |
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| 64 | 58 | | (2) That the General Assembly encourages young people in21 |
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| 65 | 59 | | Colorado to get a head start in life by participating in 4-H activities; and22 |
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| 66 | 60 | | (3) That the General Assembly hereby declares Monday, January23 |
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| 67 | 61 | | 27, 2025, to be "Colorado 4-H Day" in recognition of the 4-H program's24 |
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| 68 | 62 | | efforts on behalf of Colorado's youth.25 |
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| 69 | 63 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent26 |
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| 70 | 64 | | to Governor Jared Polis and Colorado's Commissioner of Agriculture,27 |
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| 71 | 65 | | Kate Greenberg.28 |
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| 72 | 66 | | 1006 |
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| 73 | 67 | | -2- |
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