| 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 Legislative Council to |
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| 5 | 5 | | assign to an appropriate study committee the topic of Senate |
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| 6 | 6 | | Bill 94, prohibition of race based hair discrimination. |
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| 7 | 7 | | QADDOURA |
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| 8 | 8 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2024 DR 3844/DI LF 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 Legislative Council |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2 to assign to an appropriate study committee the topic of Senate |
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| 16 | 16 | | 3 Bill 94, prohibition of race based hair discrimination. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 4 Whereas, The Senate District 30 Youth Advisory Council |
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| 18 | 18 | | 5 aims to engage high school students in the legislative process, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 6 to amplify their voices in shaping legislation that impacts their |
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| 20 | 20 | | 7 futures, and to learn more about state government; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 8 Whereas, The students had the opportunity to meet with |
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| 22 | 22 | | 9 Senator Qaddoura four times during the program to discuss |
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| 23 | 23 | | 10 and learn about the General Assembly, and to help Senator |
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| 24 | 24 | | 11 Qaddoura craft a piece of legislation that they deeply care |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12 about; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 Whereas, Council member Evelyn Kemp further dedicated |
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| 27 | 27 | | 14 her time and effort to a cause that was important to many |
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| 28 | 28 | | 15 young people, culminating in the proposal of Senate Bill 94; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 16 Whereas, Senate Bill 94 aimed to introduce further |
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| 30 | 30 | | 17 protections against racial discrimination and prohibits |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18 discrimination by traits such as hair texture and protective |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19 hairstyles; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 Whereas, We recognize the proposal and development of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2 Senate Bill 94 as a shining example of Indiana youth's |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3 involvement in state government, political discourse, and the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4 betterment of our State: Therefore, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate recognizes the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 exemplary efforts of Senate District 30 Youth Council Member |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 Evelyn Kemp. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10 SECTION 2. That the Indiana Senate urges the Legislative |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11 council to assign to an appropriate study committee the topic of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 Senate Bill 94, prohibition of race based hair discrimination. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 SECTION 3. That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14 directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to Evelyn Kemp. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2024 DR 3844/DI LF |
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