HLS 16RS-111 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 185
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates June 1, 2016, as 4-H Day and commends the
state officers of 4-H
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate June 1, 2016, as 4-H Day at the legislature and to commend the state executive
3 board officers of 4-H.
4 WHEREAS, LSU AgCenter 4-H program participants gain knowledge and life skills
5that enable them to become positive, productive, and compassionate members of their
6communities; and
7 WHEREAS, 4-H has three primary program initiatives: citizenship; healthy living;
8and science, engineering, and technology; and
9 WHEREAS, 4-H youth learn leadership and life skills through a variety of projects
10on topics such as outdoor skills, aerospace, animal science, nutrition, forestry, and
11community service; and
12 WHEREAS, "Learn by Doing" is the 4-H slogan which encourages members to
13prepare themselves intellectually, emotionally, and physically for opportunities to improve
14their lives and the communities in which they live; and
15 WHEREAS, the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development program continues to expand
16to meet the needs of youth, with participation exceeding two hundred forty thousand
17members across the state; and
18 WHEREAS, through its extraordinary record of research, education, youth
19development, and community service, Louisiana 4-H is an invaluable asset to the LSU
20AgCenter and the state of Louisiana; and
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HR NO. 185
1 WHEREAS, today more than twelve hundred 4-H members and volunteers from all
2sixty-four parishes are at the capitol for the fourteenth annual 4-H Day meeting legislators
3and learning about the legislative process.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
5Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate June 1, 2016, as 4-H Day at the legislature.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature
7of Louisiana also recognizes and commends the 2015-2016 state 4-H Executive Board
8officers as follows: Kadan Guillory, President; Jill Wiltz, Vice President; Carl Stirling,
9Secretary; Jacob Ellis, Historian/Reporter; and Sarah Owens, Parliamentarian.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
11to the state president of the 4-H executive board.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 185 Original 2016 Regular Session Schexnayder
Designates Wednesday, June 1, 2016, as 4-H Day at the legislature and commends the state
officers of 4-H.
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