HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-07-27 Urging Congressional SupportRESOLUTION NO. R-07-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA URGING CONGRESSMAN DAVE WELDON TO FULLY SUPPORT AND
CO-SPONSOR H.R. 648 RELATING TO THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF
2001.
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act of 2001, which applies to all school district and schools that accept federal Title 1
dollars; and
WHEREAS, the School Board of Indian River County has had four years of operational
experience in implementing NCLB; and
WHEREAS, the School Board of Indian RiverCounty has identified improvements that could
be made to NCLB that would eliminate barriers to full implementation of the federal law; and
WHEREAS, in January Representative Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced legislation based
on input from local school boards that would address concerns and improve the implementation of
NCLB.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida urges Congressman
Dave Weldon to fully support H.R. 648 by becoming a co-sponsor of the bill and be it further
RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to members of the U. S. Congressional
Delegation.
This resolution was moved for adoption by Councilmember Negiia .The motion
was seconded by Councilmember
vote was as follows:
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Mayor Andea B. Coy
Vice Mayor Sal Neglia
Councilmember AI Paternoster
Councilmember Dale I. Simchick
Councilmember Eugene Wolff
and, upon being put to a vote, the
aye
aye
nay
aye
nay
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 11th day
of July .2007.
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Sally A. M , MMC
City Clerk
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
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Mayor Andrea Coy f
Approved as to form and content for reliance by the
ity of Sebastian only:
Rich Stringer, City Attorney