| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of |
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| 5 | 5 | | Education and all Indiana schools to declare Monday, April 8, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2024, an e-learning day for observance of the total solar eclipse. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BALDWIN |
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| 8 | 8 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2024 RR 3503/DI JC Introduced |
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| 10 | 10 | | Second Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE RESOLUTION ____ |
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| 12 | 12 | | MADAM PRESIDENT: |
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| 13 | 13 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2 of Education and all Indiana schools to declare Monday, April |
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| 16 | 16 | | 3 8, 2024, an e-learning day for observance of the total solar |
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| 17 | 17 | | 4 eclipse. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 5 Whereas, Indiana will experience a solar eclipse on April |
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| 19 | 19 | | 6 8, 2024, with many central Indiana communities experiencing |
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| 20 | 20 | | 7 a total solar eclipse, during which the moon completely hides |
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| 21 | 21 | | 8 the solar surface; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 9 Whereas, A total solar eclipse is among the rarest and most |
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| 23 | 23 | | 10 spectacular of celestial events, with the last total solar eclipse |
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| 24 | 24 | | 11 passing over Indiana 819 years ago and the next not expected |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12 to occur for over 100 years; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 Whereas, This once-in-a-lifetime event presents both a |
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| 27 | 27 | | 14 tremendous learning opportunity for students of all grade |
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| 28 | 28 | | 15 levels, as well as a tremendous economic opportunity for local |
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| 29 | 29 | | 16 communities; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 17 Whereas, The Indiana Destination Development |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18 Corporation projects the 2024 solar eclipse to be among the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19 largest tourist events ever in Indiana, with an estimated |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2024 RR 3503/DI JC 2 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 600,000 visitors expected for this one-day event; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2 Whereas, With this unprecedented economic and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3 educational opportunity will come unprecedented logistical |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4 challenges at the local level, including significant traffic and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5 safety concerns; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 Whereas, Totality of the eclipse will occur between 3:02 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7 p.m. and 3:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, coinciding with the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 release times of many Indiana school corporations, thus |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 compounding the logistical challenges local communities are |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10 expected to face and precluding some students from |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11 experiencing the total eclipse firsthand: Therefore, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15 Department of Education and the 291 school districts in Indiana |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16 to declare April 8, 2024, an e-learning day for observance of the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17 total solar eclipse. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18 SECTION 2. That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19 directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the Indiana |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20 Department of Education and the Indiana Association of Public |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21 School Superintendents for distribution to its members. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2024 RR 3503/DI JC |
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