HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1998-027 Resolution of Support for the Governor's Smart Start Initiative 06-22-1998-5a6 -~,~ -9~
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT
For the Governor's
SMART START INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the Governor's Smart Start initiative was created to provide children and their families with the
resources they need to enter school healthy and ready to learn, so that they may succeed and be
productive members of society; and,
WHEREAS, the Smart Start program has created more than 35,000 new child caze openings and has
provided funds to help over 50,000 lower-income children receive day caze; and,
WHEREAS, Smart Start has provided more than 100,000 North Cazolina children with higher quality child
caze, over 97,000 children with preventive health caze and 26,000 child caze teachers with
education and training; and,
WHEREAS, More than 5,500 child caze teachers have improved their teaching skills through education and
training thanks to Smart Start's Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.)
program; and,
WHEREAS, Eazlier this yeaz, the North Cazolina General Assembly passed legislation that provided access
to comprehensive health insurance to 71,000 children of working families as part of Smart
Start; and,
WHEREAS, Orange County is one of SS counties statewide to benefit from enhanced health caze, child caze
and educational opportunities provided by the Smart Start initiative; and,
WHEREAS, Governor Hunt has asked the North Cazolina General Assembly for $57 million to expand
Smart Start to every county in the state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners, does hereby
express its support for the Smart Start Eazly Childhood health and educational program, and
encourages members of the North Carolina General Assembly to demonstrate their support by
passing the Governor's request to expand Smart Start statewide.
This, the twenty-second day of June, 1998.
Mazg et W B wn, Chair
Orange County Boazd of Commissioners
Stephen H. Halkiotis, Vice Chair
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William L. Crowther
Alice M. Gordon