[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 257 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 257

   Designating October 3, 2013, as ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record 
                                 Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 25 (legislative day, September 24), 2013

  Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Bennet) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating October 3, 2013, as ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record 
                                 Day''.

Whereas Jumpstart, a national early education organization, is working to ensure 
        that every child in the United States can enter kindergarten prepared to 
        succeed;
Whereas Jumpstart recruits and trains college students and community volunteers 
        year-round to deliver a high-quality early education curriculum to 
        preschool children in low-income neighborhoods, helping preschool 
        children develop the key language and literacy skills they need in order 
        to succeed in school and in life;
Whereas, since 1993, Jumpstart has engaged nearly 28,000 adults in service to 
        more than 50,000 young children in communities across the United States;
Whereas Jumpstart's Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the 
        Pearson Foundation, is a national campaign that culminates in 1 day out 
        of the year when millions of people in the United States come together 
        to celebrate literacy and support Jumpstart in its efforts to promote 
        early childhood education;
Whereas the goals of Jumpstart's Read for the Record are--

    (1) to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood education 
in the United States;

    (2) to support the mission of Jumpstart, as well as early education 
programs established by Jumpstart in preschools in low-income 
neighborhoods; and

    (3) to celebrate the commencement of Jumpstart's program year;

Whereas October 3, 2013, would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day'' because it is the date on which 
        Jumpstart aims to set the world record for the largest shared reading 
        experience; and
Whereas Jumpstart hopes to engage more than 2,385,305 adults and children in 
        reading ``Otis'', by Loren Long, during a record-breaking celebration of 
        reading and service, in support of preschool children in the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates October 3, 2013, as ``Jumpstart's Read for 
        the Record Day'';
            (2) commends Jumpstart's Read for the Record on its 8th 
        year;
            (3) encourages adults, including grandparents, parents, 
        teachers, and college students, to join children in creating 
        the world's largest shared reading experience and to show their 
        support for early literacy and Jumpstart's early education 
        programming for young children in low-income communities; and
            (4) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit a copy of this resolution to Jumpstart, one of the 
        leading nonprofit organizations in the United States in the 
        field of early childhood education.
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