SJR50: Joint Resolution Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 50

June 24, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Agard, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Erpenbach and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Emerson, Hong, Shelton, Neubauer, Andraca, Shankland, Anderson, Bowen, Hesselbein, Stubbs, Vruwink, Sinicki, Subeck, Spreitzer and Cabrera. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.

SJR50,1,2 Relating to: resolving that March 14 to 20 is Sunshine Week in Wisconsin and across the country.

SJR50,1,5 Whereas, Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government; and

SJR50,1,8 Whereas, throughout Sunshine Week, hundreds of media organizations, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools, and other participants engage in public discussion on the importance of open government through different mediums; and

SJR50,1,10 Whereas we must honor Wisconsin's progressive history that reflects the values put forward during Sunshine Week; and

SJR50,1,13 Whereas open government is good government, and legislators must acknowledge that their role as public servants requires a willingness to share the work they do with the public; and

SJR50,2,3 Whereas, the issues discussed during Sunshine Week are not only a celebration of open government, but also a recognition of the freedom of the press described in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; now, therefore, be it

SJR50,2,6 Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin Legislature declares March 14 to 20 as Sunshine Week in Wisconsin and across the country.

SJR50,2,7 (End)