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1995 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 580
Designating the week of February 12-18, 1995, as PTA Family Alternative to Television Week in Virginia.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 1995
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 1995

WHEREAS, the deleterious effects of excessive television viewing on the nation's youth have been intensively studied and frequently debated; and

WHEREAS, the recent development and expansion of cable television networks have intensified the debate, with some studies showing far greater incidence of violence on cable television than on commercial networks; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers promotes responsible television viewing and suggests alternatives to television viewing in an effort to mitigate the effects of unrestricted television viewing among young people; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers has created a campaign to involve families, through their local PTA organizations, in encouraging responsible viewing of television and in suggesting alternative family activities; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby designate the week of February 12-18, 1995, as PTA Family Alternative to Television Week in Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the General Assembly call upon the citizens of the Commonwealth to support this worthy initiative by the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers and to become involved with family activities that do not involve watching television.