Bill Text: TX HCR127 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 1 through 7, 2019, as Gifted and Talented Students Week.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-04 - Signed by the Governor [HCR127 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR127-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 127 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gifted and talented education supports the academic | ||
| needs of students with a high potential for achievement, and the | ||
| observance of Gifted and Talented Students Week from April 1 | ||
| through 7, 2019, provides an opportunity to celebrate the skills | ||
| and accomplishments of these students and the dedication of the | ||
| educators who serve them; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The term "gifted and talented" refers to children | ||
| and youth who have excelled in intellectual, creative, or artistic | ||
| endeavors, who possess an unusual capacity for leadership, or who | ||
| show promising ability in a specific academic field; studies have | ||
| demonstrated that such children are capable of mastering a | ||
| curriculum in less than half the time of their nongifted peers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, There are currently around 400,000 identified | ||
| gifted and talented students in Texas; funding is set aside to help | ||
| provide them with challenging and specialized coursework, and | ||
| teachers of gifted and talented classes are required by Texas law to | ||
| receive additional special training; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By encouraging exceptional students to develop | ||
| their individual strengths, we are investing in the leaders, | ||
| scholars, and innovators of tomorrow, and this vital endeavor is | ||
| deserving of the wholehearted support and commitment of all Texans; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby recognize April 1 through 7, 2019, as Gifted and Talented | ||
| Students Week and honor the gifted and talented students of Texas | ||
| and the parents and teachers who are working to ensure that these | ||
| youth have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 127 was adopted by the House on | ||
| March 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 127 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 26, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
