Pennsylvania HR 93: A Resolution designating the month of May 2017, as "Junior Achievement Month" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 93
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, HADDOCK, HOWARD, SOLOMON, HILL-EVANS,
SANCHEZ, MADDEN, NEILSON, CERRATO AND GILLEN, MARCH 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 3, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
comprehensive study and issue a report on Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps programs in schools in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC)
was created to instill in students the values of citizenship,
service and personal responsibility; and
WHEREAS, JROTC offers a curriculum that meets the common core
State standards and provides lessons in leadership, health and
wellness, physical fitness, first aid, geography, American
history and government, communications and emotional
intelligence; and
WHEREAS, Each military branch offers its own JROTC program;
and
WHEREAS, School districts must apply to a specific military
branch to implement a JROTC unit and commit to share costs and
meet program requirements; and
WHEREAS, A JROTC unit may not be established or maintained at
a school unless certain enrollment requirements are met; and
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WHEREAS, Not all schools in this Commonwealth offer a JROTC
program; and
WHEREAS, JROTC programs can provide students with the
opportunity to develop important life skills and gain exposure
to military service, which they may choose to pursue in the
future; and
WHEREAS, Little information is known about the health and
availability of JROTC programs in schools across this
Commonwealth and what factors contribute to those trends; and
WHEREAS, It is unclear what challenges school districts face
when attempting to establish a JROTC unit, which may lead some
school districts to choose not to pursue the establishment of a
JROTC unit; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study and
issue a report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
programs in schools in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, at minimum, the study consist of an analysis
of the following information:
(1) the overall health of JROTC programs in
Pennsylvania;
(2) trends in enrollment and availability of JROTC
programs; and
(3) contributing factors to the health, enrollment and
availability of JROTC programs;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission submit a
report of the study's findings with legislative recommendations
to the General Assembly within 18 months of the adoption of this
resolution.
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