Bill Text: OH SCR5 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Declaring February 2011 as Career and Technical

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-01 - Committee Report [SCR5 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SCR5-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the Senate Education Committee

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

S. C. R. No. 5

Senator Widener 

Cosponsors: Senators Tavares, Sawyer, Obhof, Hite 

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A RESOLUTION

Declaring February 2011 as Career and Technical

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Education Month in Ohio.

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WHEREAS,  The members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio	3
are pleased to designate the month of February 2011 as Career and	4
Technical Education Month in Ohio; and	5

WHEREAS,  Ohio has one of the most robust, comprehensive, and	6
successful career and technical education systems in the United	7
States of America. In fact, there are forty-nine joint vocational	8
career centers, forty-two comprehensive/compact, and forty-eight	9
community schools in Ohio that offer career-focused programs. Ohio	10
benefits economically from the partnerships that several of the	11
career and vocational facilities have with local businesses and	12
industries; and	13

WHEREAS,  In Ohio, students of all ages, high school and	14
adult, have the opportunity to pursue their educational and career	15
passions through vocational-technical and adult education programs	16
offered in every region of the state. In many cases,	17
vocational-career training is an option that students chose in	18
order to reach their career goals in a time efficient manner; and	19

WHEREAS, Approximately one in four high school students are	20
enrolled in vocational-technical programs. Students who graduate	21
from vocational-technical schools have advanced training,	22
on-the-job experiences, and technical proficiency in their chosen	23
professions, enabling them to continue their education or start	24
rewarding careers upon graduation. In 2009, ninety-five percent of	25
students who were enrolled in a career-technical school graduated	26
from high school, and of those, fifty-three percent enrolled in	27
post-secondary education; therefore be it	28

RESOLVED,  That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly	29
of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, designate February 2011 as	30
Career and Technical Education Month in Ohio and recognize the	31
importance of career and technical facilities to the education of	32
Ohio's students and the strength and vitality of Ohio's economic	33
future; and be it further	34

RESOLVED,  That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	35
authenticated copies of this Resolution to the Association for	36
Career and Technical Education and the news media of Ohio.	37