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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Our children are Illinois' most precious
3 resource, and it is our responsibility to foster their
4 development into responsible and productive citizens to
5 sustain our community in the decades ahead; and
6 WHEREAS, Research shows that parental and community
7 involvement in children's education is a vital link to
8 achieving quality education and a safe, disciplined learning
9 environment for every child; and
10 WHEREAS, Television plays an enormous role in the life of
11 children and they benefit from inspiring, educational, and
12 informative programs; and
13 WHEREAS, Studies reveal that an overwhelming majority of
14 America's parents believe that parental involvement in
15 children's television watching is extremely important; and
16 WHEREAS, Parents are searching for the tools and
17 information to control the impact of TV violence and
18 commercialism on their children; and
19 WHEREAS, The "Family and Community Critical Viewing
20 Project", a partnership of the National PTA and the cable TV
21 industry, is committed to providing "Taking Charge of Your
22 TV" workshops and materials to help families make smarter,
23 more informed television viewing choices that make TV a
24 positive and educational experience for families; and
25 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
26 Representatives are committed to helping families address
27 concerns about television and help them make informed choices
28 in the programs they watch and how they watch those programs;
29 and
30 WHEREAS, "National Critical Viewing Day" (March 23, 1999)
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1 will showcase the cable TV industry's commitment to critical
2 viewing and teaching parents, educators and families to make
3 more informed television viewing choices and to increase
4 awareness of media literacy information, skills and materials
5 available nationwide; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 Tuesday, March 23, 1999, be proclaimed as "National Critical
9 Viewing Day" within the State of Illinois in conjunction with
10 the cable television industry and the National PTA and call
11 on all citizens to join in recognizing this very important
12 day.