Federal Youth Coordination Act Passes in the House
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Subject: Federal Youth Coordination Act Passes in the House
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:45:00 -0800
From: Karen Pittman - The Forum for Youth Investment <forumflash@topica.email-publisher.com>
Reply-To: mailto:youth@forumforyouthinvestment.org
“By an overwhelming vote of 353 to 62, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Federal Youth Coordination Act (H.R. 856). This vote was strongly bipartisan, with a significant majority of both Republicans (163-62) and Democrats (189-0) voting for the legislation. . . .
“The Federal Youth Coordination Bill will create a Federal Youth Development Council bringing senior officials from all departments together with state and local officials, foundations, researchers, faith- and community-based organizations, and, most importantly, young people themselves to bring new focus and attention to developing an overarching, coherent and effective approach to youth policy.
“In his remarks from the floor, Congressman Tom Osborne, the sponsor of the legislation, noted that ‘This legislation was developed with the assistance of a number of organizations and has been endorsed by over 250 organizations. I want to thank all of these organizations for their grassroots support, which helped propel this legislation. Among these organizations has been the National Collaboration for Youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Campfire USA, Volunteers of America, YMCA of the USA, the Forum for Youth Investment, Youth Service America, Volunteers of America, and America’s Promise — the Alliance for Youth. I want to thank all of the co-sponsors of the legislation as well as the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, John Boehner, and the chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Education, Pat Tiberi. Their support has been critical. I would also like to thank the staff who worked on this legislation, particularly Erin Duncan from my staff, Whitney Rhoades of the Education and Workforce Committee, Krisann Pearce and Jo-Marie St. Martin, also of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as Brady Young of the Legislative Counsel’s Office.’ ” . . .
Karen Pittman is the Executive Director of the Forum for Youth Investment and the Vice Chair for Policy of the National Collaboration for Youth. http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
Note: The Institute previewed this legislation in May. Please see http://www.hamfish.org/dailies/050511.html.
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