| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 62 0144 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 905 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Cannon of the 58 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Willis of the 55 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Bazemore of the 69 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Jackson of |
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| 12 | 12 | | , McQueen of the 61 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Encouraging the Department of Education to implement a public awareness campaign for |
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| 18 | 18 | | grade levels K-12 regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, technology literacy is an important skill at all ages, and innovative technology3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | continues to emerge; and4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, blockchain computation represents the future of how the world interacts online5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and shares information through a permanent record of transactions on an open ledger; and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, is becoming increasingly accepted and7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | commonly used in lieu of traditional currency and can break down barriers by allowing8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | people around the world to transact with each other for goods and services without the9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | restrictions of traditional financial systems; and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Web3 represents the future of the internet and will revolutionize how businesses11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | interact with each other, provide more secure interactions between users, and allow for12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | additional transparency in records of transactions between people and entities; and13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 905 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, art is now being created, stored, and distributed as nonfungible tokens, and the |
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| 34 | 34 | | digitized art market is only just beginning; and15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, making children aware of the potential of these technologies and encouraging16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | them to use these technologies from a young age will help children utilize them more17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | effectively in the future.18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | the members of this body encourage the Department of Education to implement a public20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | awareness campaign for grade levels K-12 regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web321 |
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| 41 | 41 | | so students are able to recognize the innovations of such technologies at a young age so as22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | to utilize them more effectively in the future.23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Department of Education.26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | H. R. 905 |
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