SR 5 — Single Parent Day

SENATESecond RESOLUTIONRegular 26-005Session BYSeventy-fifth SENATOR(S)General RichAssembly andSTATE Snyder,OF Amabile,COLORADO Baisley,ENGROSSED Benavidez,LLS Bridges,NO. Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Mullica, PeltonB., PeltonR., Roberts,Rodriguez, Simpson, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman.

CONCERNINGTHERECOGNITIONOFR26-0823.01 SINGLEPARENTDAY.Robyn Crawley x4829 SR26-005 SENATE SPONSORSHIP RichandSnyder, Amabile,Baisley,Benavidez,Bridges,Bright,Carson,Catlin,Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson Senate Committees SENATE RESOLUTION 26-005 C ONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF SINGLE PARENT DAY .

WHEREAS, The greatest need ofeveryof every child is to be loved;

and WHEREAS, Parents invest an immeasurable amount oftime,of time, energy, and devotion to raise their children and to provide them with the support andguidancerequiredtobecomesresponsible,productive,and andsuccessfulguidance required to becomes responsible, productive, and successful adults;

and WHEREAS,AccordingtoUnitedWHEREAS, According to United States Censusdata,Census almostaquarterdata, almost a quarter of United States families with children under 18 years old are single-parentg families,2 amountingE tod over2 10A millione households;0 E l h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

andDouble WHEREAS,underlining Indenotes 2023,SENATE •overamendment. 15 million children were living in single-parent families in the United States;

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single-parent families, amounting to over 10 million households;

and WHEREAS, In 2023, over 15 million children were living in single-parent families in the United States;

and WHEREAS, In 1984, then-PresidentRonaldthen-President Ronald Reagan declared March 21 as "National Single Parent Day";

now, therefore, BeBeItResolvedbytheSenateoftheSeventy-fifthGeneralAssembly ItResolvedby the Senate ofthe Seventy-fifth GeneralAssembly of the State ofColorado:of Colorado:

That we, the members oftheof the Colorado Senate, continue to designate March21March 21 as "SingleParentDayinColorado""Single inrespectfulrecognitionParent Day in Colorado" in respectful recognition of single parents in Colorado.

James-2- Rashad005 Coleman Sr.

Esther van Mourik PRESIDENT OF SECRETARY OF THE SENATE THE SENATE PAGE 2-SENATE RESOLUTION 26-005 I