Regular Session 2023-2024 House Resolution 0030 P.N. 0270

PRINTER'S NO. 270

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, MADDEN, BURGOS, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS,

GUENST, CERRATO AND DELLOSO, MARCH 10, 2023

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY

PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 10, 2023

A RESOLUTION

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a

comprehensive study and issue a report on Junior Reserve

Officers' Training Corps programs in schools in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC)

was created to instill in students the values of citizenship,

service and personal responsibility; and

WHEREAS, JROTC offers a curriculum that meets the common core

State standards and provides lessons in leadership, health and

wellness, physical fitness, first aid, geography, American

history and government, communications and emotional

intelligence; and

WHEREAS, Each military branch offers its own JROTC program;

and

WHEREAS, School districts must apply to a specific military

branch to implement a JROTC unit and commit to share costs and

meet program requirements; and

WHEREAS, A JROTC unit may not be established or maintained at

a school unless certain enrollment requirements are met; and

WHEREAS, Not all schools in this Commonwealth offer a JROTC

program; and

WHEREAS, JROTC programs can provide students with the

opportunity to develop important life skills and gain exposure

to military service, which they may choose to pursue in the

future; and

WHEREAS, Little information is known about the health and

availability of JROTC programs in schools across this

Commonwealth and what factors contribute to those trends; and

WHEREAS, It is unclear what challenges school districts face

when attempting to establish a JROTC unit, which may lead some

school districts to choose not to pursue the establishment of a

JROTC unit; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint

State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study and

issue a report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

programs in schools in Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That, at minimum, the study consist of an analysis

of the following information:

(1) the overall health of JROTC programs in

Pennsylvania;

(2) trends in enrollment and availability of JROTC

programs; and

(3) contributing factors to the health, enrollment and

availability of JROTC programs;

and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission submit a

report of the study's findings with legislative recommendations

to the General Assembly within 18 months of the adoption of this

resolution.

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