Senate Joint Resolution 25-014

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-014

BY SENATOR(S) Rich and Daugherty, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F., Coleman;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pugliese and Jackson, Armagost, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Caldwell, Duran, English, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Suckla, Taggart, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Woodrow, Woog, McCluskie.

CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF SINGLE PARENT DAY.

WHEREAS, The greatest need of every child is to be loved; and

WHEREAS, Parents invest an immeasurable amount of time, energy, and devotion to raise their children and to provide them with the support and guidance required to become responsible, productive, and successful adults; and

WHEREAS, The responsibility of raising children is particularly difficult when it falls on the shoulders of a single parent, whether it be due to divorce, death, or any other circumstance; and

WHEREAS, According to United States Census data, almost a quarter of United States families with children under 18 years of age are single-parent families, amounting to over 10 million households; and

WHEREAS, In 2023, over 15 million children were living in single-parent families in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Single parents deserve respect and recognition for their dedication and achievements; and

WHEREAS, In 1984, then-President Ronald Reagan declared March 21 as "National Single Parent Day"; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, continue to designate March 21 as "Single Parent Day in Colorado" in respectful recognition of single parents in Colorado.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this joint resolution be sent to Janice S. Moglen, longtime Colorado advocate for Single Parent Day.