Volume 96 · 13
Public Law 97–154
To designate October 1982 as “National P.T.A. Membership Month”.
Approved March 16, 1982
Statutory text
Joint Resolution
To designate October 1982 as “National P.T.A. Membership Month”.
Whereas the National Congress of Parents and Teachers was founded in 1897 as an advocate for children and youth; and
Whereas the National Parent Teacher Association represents over twenty-nine thousand State and local units with over six million active members and is a volunteer organization concerned with improving the educational opportunities and quality of life for all children and youth; and
Whereas the Parent Teacher Association seeks to raise the standards of home life and to secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the month of
National P.T.A. Membership Month.
October 1982 is designated “National P.T.A. Membership Month”, and the President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Approved March 16, 1982.