Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1348
Sponsors: BREEN, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BAILEY, BATES, BROOKS, BRYANT, COLLINGS, DENNO, DEVIN, DOORE, FAY, FECTEAU, GERRISH, GIDEON, GOLDEN, GRANT, HANDY, HERBIG, HICKMAN, HOGAN, JORGENSEN, KORNFIELD, KUMIEGA, LONGSTAFF, LUCHINI, MADIGAN, MARTIN, MASTRACCIO, MONAGHAN, NADEAU, O'NEIL, PARKER, PERRY, PIERCE, RECKITT, RYKERSON, SCHNECK, SHEATS, STANLEY, STEARNS, TEPLER, TERRY, TIPPING, TUCKER, ZEIGLER, BELLOWS, CARPENTER, CARSON, CHENETTE, CHIPMAN, DESCHAMBAULT, DIAMOND, DILL, DION, GRATWICK, JACKSON, LIBBY, MILLETT, MIRAMANT, VITELLI

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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Wednesday, April 18, 2018
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative FARNSWORTH of Portland, the following Joint Resolution:  
(H.P. 1348) (Cosponsored by Senator BREEN of Cumberland and Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, 
AUSTIN of Skowhegan, BAILEY of Saco, BATES of Westbrook, BROOKS of Lewiston, BRYANT of 
Windham, CASÁS of Rockport, COLLINGS of Portland, DENNO of Cumberland, DEVIN of Newcastle, 
DOORE of Augusta, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of Biddeford, GERRISH of Lebanon, Speaker 
GIDEON of Freeport, GOLDEN of Lewiston, GRANT of Gardiner, HANDY of Lewiston, HERBIG of 
Belfast, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, JORGENSEN of Portland, 
KORNFIELD of Bangor, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, 
MADIGAN of Waterville, MARTIN of Sinclair, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, McCREA of Fort Fairfield, 
McCREIGHT of Harpswell, MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth, NADEAU of Winslow, O'NEIL of Saco, 
PARKER of South Berwick, PERRY of Calais, PIERCE of Falmouth, RECKITT of South Portland, 
RYKERSON of Kittery, SCHNECK of Bangor, SHEATS of Auburn, STANLEY of Medway, STEARNS 
of Guilford, TEPLER of Topsham, TERRY of Gorham, TIPPING of Orono, TUCKER of Brunswick, 
ZEIGLER of Montville, Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, CARPENTER of Aroostook, CARSON of 
Cumberland, CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, DESCHAMBAULT of York, 
DIAMOND of Cumberland, DILL of Penobscot, DION of Cumberland, GRATWICK of Penobscot, 
JACKSON of Aroostook, LIBBY of Androscoggin, MILLETT of Cumberland, MIRAMANT of Knox, 
VITELLI of Sagadahoc) 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IN APRIL 2018 
WHEREAS, the Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration sponsored by the National 
Association for the Education of Young Children, the world's largest early childhood education 
association; and 
WHEREAS, its Maine affiliate, the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children, has 
over 325 members, including teachers, leaders and parents of young children; and 
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Week of the Young Child is to focus public attention on the needs 
of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet 
those needs; and 
WHEREAS, the future of Maine depends on the quality of life we provide to Maine's young 
children today; and 
WHEREAS, as parents, teachers, lawmakers and community leaders, it is our collective 
responsibility to ensure that special care and attention is given to young children to enable them to grow 
and mature into loving, capable, considerate and productive adults; now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature now 
assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to 
recognize April 16-20, 2018 as the Week of the Young Child and to recognize and encourage efforts that 
foster the education and well-being of Maine's young children; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, 
be transmitted to the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children. 
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