Bill Text: GA HR2172 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: LISTA Hispanic Empowerment Month; April, 2010; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-27 - House Read and Adopted [HR2172 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2172-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2172
By:
Representative Marin of the
96th
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RESOLUTION
Commending
Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association and recognizing April,
2010, as LISTA Hispanic Empowerment Month at the state capitol; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Hispanic students are the fastest growing student group in this nation's
schools, exceeding 20 percent of total public school enrollment and rising
rapidly; and
WHEREAS,
Hispanics are significantly under represented among college students and college
graduates, with Hispanic students graduating high school at a 23 percent lower
rate than the national average and only 35 percent of Latinos earning high
enough standardized test scores to qualify them for college; and
WHEREAS,
Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (LISTA) is a national
organization that works to strengthen the quality and competitiveness of the
nation's technology workforce by improving preparation, access, and advancement
of Hispanics; and
WHEREAS,
LISTA has regional chapters that bring together information sciences and
technology professionals and major national corporations to increase awareness
of the importance of preparing Hispanic students for careers in information
sciences and technology; and
WHEREAS,
LISTA's Atlanta Center for Excellence in Information Sciences and Technology
provides community access to professional courses and workshops that demystify
technology and teach internet and networking technology basics to participants;
and
WHEREAS,
on April 28, 2010, LISTA will hold its second annual Tech Latino Luncheon Series
at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta, Georgia, providing a forum for Hispanics in
information science, technology, and telecommunications industries;
and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding work of this fine
organization and its numerous contributions to the citizens of this state be
appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the effective service of the Latinos in Information Science
and Technology Association to Georgia's Hispanic citizens and recognize April,
2010, as LISTA Hispanic Empowerment Month at the state capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Latinos
in Information Science and Technology Association.
