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First Substitute S.J.R. 9

Senator Karen Hale proposes to substitute the following bill:


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RESOLUTION ON FUNDING THE ARTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Karen Hale

             5      D. Edgar Allen
             6      Ron Allen
             7      Gene Davis
             8      Mike Dmitrich
             9      Scott N. Howell
             10      Joseph L. Hull
Lorin V. Jones
Paula F. Julander
Ed P. Mayne
Howard C. Nielson
Millie M. Peterson
L. Steven Poulton
David H. Steele
Pete Suazo
Michael G. Waddoups
Lane Beattie

             11      A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE
             12      STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT WRITTEN
             13      POLICIES THAT IMPLEMENT THE FINE ARTS CORE CURRICULUM AND TO WORK
             14      WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
             15      TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING OF ARTS
             16      PROGRAMS IN THE STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
             17      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             18          WHEREAS, recent national studies have confirmed that students with high levels of arts
             19      participation outperform students who have had little or no involvement with the arts by virtually
             20      every measure;
             21          WHEREAS, people learn in many different ways, and the arts provide a wide variety of
             22      ways to successfully learn, increasing student self confidence and the potential to learn more;
             23          WHEREAS, the arts require that students learn self-motivation and self-discipline that the
             24      students can apply to other courses and encourage students to aim high and achieve academic
             25      excellence in all subjects through performing in music, dance, visual art, theater, and creative
             26      writing;
             27          WHEREAS, research shows that the arts actually stimulate neurological development,

             28      which is important to all areas of learning, and that the important thinking and learning skills that
             29      are taught through the arts enhance a student's ability to solve problems, make decisions, ask
             30      questions and analyze information, evaluate the student's own work, and complete complex and
             31      multi-faceted projects;
             32          WHEREAS, arts education teaches students to work cooperatively as a team and unites
             33      students from diverse walks of life through the common and shared language of dance, music, folk
             34      and ethnic arts;
             35          WHEREAS, children are calmer, more teachable because of the physical, emotional, and
             36      creative outlets the arts offer;
             37          WHEREAS, the arts develop creativity, and creative problems-solving skills that are
             38      needed in all areas of living and working;
             39          WHEREAS, recent research has shown that students who are not having positive
             40      experiences in their traditional academic classroom settings often become high achievers in arts
             41      learning settings and that success in the arts becomes a bridge to learning and eventual success in
             42      other areas of learning;
             43          WHEREAS, an arts education builds specific workforce skills that business values and it
             44      also builds values that connect children to themselves and to their own culture and civilization;
             45          WHEREAS, the public is demanding more than ever from our public schools, wanting to
             46      equip young people for professionally and personally rewarding careers, and it recognizes that to
             47      do so those young people must be given greatly enriched experiences; and
             48          WHEREAS, researchers have confirmed that young people can be better prepared for the
             49      21st Century through quality learning experiences in and through the arts:
             50          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature expresses its support for the
             51      State Board of Education and local school boards to adopt written polices to implement the fine
             52      arts core curriculum and to collaborate with state and local government, business, and community
             53      leaders to identify and secure financial resources to adequately fund the implementation of the fine
             54      arts core curriculum in the state's public schools.
             55          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature encourages the State Board of
             56      Education and local school boards to cooperatively develop a plan to strengthen arts education
             57      throughout the public education system.
             58          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the State Board of

             59      h [ education ] EDUCATION h and the state's h [ forth ] FORTY h local school boards.

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