1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2023 HCR 1014
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5 By: Representatives J. Richardson, Springer, F. Allen, Ennett, K. Ferguson, V. Flowers, Nicks, Scott, T.
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7 By: Senators F. Love, R. Murdock, L. Chesterfield, S. Flowers
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9 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10 TO PROCLAIM APRIL AS AARP™ MONTH AT THE STATE CAPITOL
11 AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 5, 2023, AS AARP™ DAY AT THE
12 STATE CAPITOL.
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16 TO PROCLAIM APRIL AS AARP™ MONTH AT THE
17 STATE CAPITOL AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 5,
18 2023, AS AARP™ DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
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20 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas Chapter is the state office of the American
21 Association of Retired Persons which is a national nonprofit with the mission
22 to empower people to choose how they live as they age; and
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24 WHEREAS, the AARP™ was founded in 1958; and
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26 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office is active in improving the
27 life of Arkansans ages fifty (50) and above and their families; and
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29 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office is focused on issues
30 surrounding broadband expansion in underserved communities, fraud prevention,
31 and increasing livable communities throughout the state; and
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33 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office volunteers actively promote
34 driver safety, address concerns of veterans, and advocate for the fifty (50)
35 and above age population; and
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1 WHEREAS, Arkansas’s ages fifty (50) and above community is roughly
2 thirty-six percent (36%) of the population in the State of Arkansas; and
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4 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office strives to be the leading
5 resource in education, innovation, and access to services by removing
6 barriers for the fifty (50) and above age population,
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8 NOW THEREFORE,
9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
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12 THAT the House of Representatives recognize the AARP™ Arkansas State
13 Office as an organization that has been vital to serving the needs of
14 Arkansans.
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16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the House of Representatives proclaim April as
17 AARP™ Month at the State Capitol and to proclaim April 5, 2023, as AARP™ Day
18 at the State Capitol.
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