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SJR 108 - Enrolled - PDF
SJR108
192736-3
By Senators Hightower, Albritton, Allen, Beasley, Blackwell,
Brewbaker, Bussman, Chambliss, Coleman-Madison, Dial, Dunn,
Figures, Glover, Holley, Holtzclaw, Livingston, Marsh,
McClendon, Melson, Orr, Pittman, Reed, Sanders, Sanford,
Scofield, Shelnutt, Singleton, Smith, Smitherman, Stutts,
Waggoner, Ward, Whatley and Williams
RFD:
First Read: 15-MAR-18
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ENROLLED, SJR108,
RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
ON BEING THE HOST OF THE 2018 XXIII WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES AND
THE XII WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES.
WHEREAS, the XXIII Winter Olympic Games were held
February 9 to February 25, 2018, and the XII Winter Paralympic
Games will be held March 9 to March 18, 2018, in PyeongChang,
the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, PyeongChang was selected as the host city
for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on July 6, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Winter Olympic Games were held in Korea
for the first time in 30 years after the Seoul Olympic Games
in 1988; and
WHEREAS, the world's best athletes competed on
Asia's center stage to launch new horizons of culture,
environment, geography, and economy in winter sports and
create a sustainable legacy for the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, athletes taking part in the PyeongChang
2018 Winter Olympic Games competed in 102 events in 15 sport
disciplines, and athletes competing in the XII Winter
Paralympic Games will compete in the same number of events and
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disciplines; this year marked the first Winter Olympic Games
with more than 100 gold medals; also, PyeongChang is the stage
for the greatest number of women's and mixed events in the
history of the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic
Games; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 United States Olympic Team
included approximately 240 athletes and featured a blend of
veteran and new talent and fielded athletes in all 15 sport
disciplines; and
WHEREAS, the United States Paralympic Team will
participate in the events of Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing,
Sled Hockey, Snowboarding, and Wheelchair Curling in the 2018
Winter Paralympic Games; and
WHEREAS, Christa Springs of Wetumpka, Alabama, and
John Zimmerman, IV, of Homewood, Alabama, have the utmost
distinction of serving as coaches in PyeongChang; and
WHEREAS, Alabama Korean Education and Economic
Partnership, [AKEEP], whose missions provides multicultural
diversity education, bridging the differences for economic
prosperity, offers Korean language education to Alabama's K-12
students; and
WHEREAS, more than 26,000 Alabama Koreans reside in
the State of Alabama, and more than 90 Korean companies along
with the major Korean automotive manufacturer, Hyundai,
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provide more than 36,000 employments in the State of Alabama;
and
WHEREAS, the Federation of Korean Associations in
the SE USA represents more than 200,000 Korean Americans in
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we recognize and congratulate
the Republic of Korea on being the host of the XXIII Winter
Olympic Games and XII Winter Paralympic Games and wish the
country success with the expectation that these events have
contributed to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
Senate is authorized to make copies of this resolution
available to the volunteers, members, staff, and organizations
of Alabama Korea Education and Economic Partnership, the
Federation of Korean Associations in the Southeastern United
States and the Korea National Unification Council, Atlanta
Chapter.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Senate 15-MAR-18
I hereby certify that the within Senate Joint Resolution
originated in and was adopted by the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Adopted: 21-MAR-18
By: Senator Hightower