2022 -- H 8175

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY" APRIL 27, 2022, AND

THANKING ALL THE DEDICATED STAFF WHO WORK TIRELESSLY IN SUPPORT OF

THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Filippi, Slater, Craven,
McNamara, Abney, Donovan, and Williams

     Date Introduced: April 27, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, In 1952, United States Secretary of Commerce Charles W. Sawyer

proclaimed the week of June 1-7 to be "National Secretaries Week" with Wednesday, June 4th

being designated as "National Secretaries Day." In 1955, "National Secretaries Week" was moved

to the last full week of April with the Wednesday of that week now being designated as

"Administrative Professionals' Day." The name was changed to "Professional Secretaries Week"

in 1981, and became "Administrative Professionals' Week" in 2000; and

     WHEREAS, Administrative Professionals' Day celebrates the more than 3,363,900 hard-

working Administrative Professionals currently employed in the United States workforce who

daily make invaluable contributions in support of their workplaces; and

     WHEREAS, Administrative Professionals often toil late into the night and arrive at their

jobs early in the morning in order to ensure that their work has been done accurately and in a

timely manner. Without these dedicated professionals, most workplaces could not function

properly; and

     WHEREAS, Administrative Professionals are employed by, and essential to, myriad

work places, both small and big businesses, at charitable entities, and in all government

institutions including schools, hospitals and other vital components of society, and they are often

the first contact and first impression that members of the public will have with a particular

institution; and

     WHEREAS, At the Rhode Island State House, dedicated Administrative Professionals

work incredible hours with committed passion to ensure that each individual Representative's

needs are met, and to guarantee that the people's business is done in a productive, efficient, and

enlightened manner, and thanks to these exemplary professionals, the members of the House can

better represent their constituents and do the important work they were elected to do; now,

therefore be

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

proudly celebrates "Administrative Professionals Day" on April 27, 2022, and thanks all of the

dedicated staff who work tirelessly in support of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; and

be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Dr. Barrett Shaw, CAP, Chair of the Board of

Directors of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

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