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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 17

File Code: General Assembly
Sponsored By:
Senators Sfikas, Green, Middleton, Hogan, Madden, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Solemn Remembrance of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Black '47, the Bleakest Year of the Great Famine in Ireland

Synopsis:

Acknowledging the tragedy of the Great Famine in Ireland and the suffering of the Irish People, particularly during 1847; honoring the memory of over one million people that died between 1845 and 1850; and urging that the study of the Great Famine, its causes and effects, be made a part of the primary and secondary education courses taught in the State.

Legislative History

Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Senate Rules
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Sfikas) Adopted
Referred Senate Rules
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
HISTORICAL MATTERS
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
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