SR 24-003 — Single Parent Day

SENATESecond RESOLUTIONRegular 24-003Session BYSeventy-fourth SENATOR(S)General ZenzingerAssembly andSTATE Rich,OF Baisley,COLORADO Bridges,ENGROSSED Buckner,LLS Coleman,NO. Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Fields, Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Priola, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Smallwood, Sullivan, Van Winkle, Will, Winter F., Fenberg.

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WHEREAS,Senate TheCommittees greatestSENATE needRESOLUTION ofevery24-003 childC isONCERNING toTHE beRECOGNITION loved;OF S INGLE P ARENT D AY.

and WHEREAS, ParentsThe investangreatest immeasurableneed amountof oftime,every energy,child andis devotion to raisebe theirloved; children and to provide them with the support and guidancerequiredto become responsible, productive, andsuccessful adults;

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

Census data, almost a quarter ofU.S.of U.S.

In 2023, over 15 millionmillionchildrenwerelivinginsingle-parentfamiliesintheUnitedStates; children were living in single-parent families in the United States;

and WHEREAS,g In4 1984,E then-PresidentRonaldd Reagan2 declaredA Marche as1 "NationalN Singlel Parenth Day";Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

now,Double therefore,underlining Bedenotes ItResolvedbySENATE theamendmentS Senatei ofther Seventy-fourthCapital GeneralAssemblyletters oftheor Statebold ofColorado:& italic numbers indicate new material to be added to exFsMing law.

ThatDashes we,through the memberswords oftheor Coloradonumbers Senate,indicate continuedeletions tofrom designateexisting March21law. as SingleParentDay in Colorado inrespectful recognition of single parents in Colorado.

BeItFurtherResolved,WHEREAS, ThataIn copy1984, ofthisthen-President resolutionbeRonald senttoReagan Janicedeclared S.March 21 as "National Single Parent Day";

now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

That we, the members of the Colorado Senate, continue to designate March 21 as "Single Parent Day in Colorado" in respectful recognition of single parents in Colorado.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to Janice S.

Steve-2- enbe003 Cindi L.

Markwell PRESIDENT OF SECRETARY OF THE SENATE THE SENATE PAGE 2-SENATE RESOLUTION 24-003