Colorado 4-H Day

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-005

BY SENATOR(S) Roberts artd Pelton R., Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J ., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkm.eyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Rich, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Johnson arid McCormick, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Clifford, Duran,· Espenoza, Flanell, Froelich, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Jackson, Joseph, Keltie, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mau.to, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Slaugh, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie.

CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF "COLORADO 4-H DAY".

WHEREAS, 4-H is America's largest youth development organization, having supported almost 6 million youth across the country thus far; and WHEREAS, 4-H helps Colorado youth develop the "four Hs": Head, Heart, Hands, and Health; and WHEREAS, 4-H annually reaches over 110,000 youth in Colorado, helping them become confident, inqepenqent, resilient, and compassionate l¢aqers; and WHEREAS, 4-H is nationally delivered by Cooperative Extension--a community of more tlfan •100 public universities across the nation, including the Colorado State University Extension--that provides experiences for young people to learn by doing hands-on projects in areas incl~ding health, science, agriculture, and citizenship; and

WHEREAS, 4-H's local network of over 10,000 volunteers and almost 100 professionals provides caring and supportive mentoring to Colorado youth, helping them to grow into true leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House ofRepresentatives concurring herein:

That the General Assembly hereby declares Monday, January 26, 2026, to be "Colorado 4-H Day" in recognition of the 4-H program's extraordinary efforts on behalf of Colorado's youth. Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to Governor Jared Polis and Colorado's Commissioner of Agriculture, Kate Greenberg.

James Rashad Coleman Sr. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Julie McCluskie SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Esther van Mourik SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

Vanessa Reilly CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES