Bill Text: TX HCR13 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Designating February 15 as Career and Technical Education Letter of Intent Signing Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HCR13 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HCR13-Introduced.html

	86R1182 BK-D

	By: White	H.C.R. No. 13



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day is held each year in
	February at schools across the country to honor students who have
	chosen to pursue career and technical education as a means of
	acquiring real-world skills to compete in the workforce; and
	WHEREAS, Similar to the signing day celebrations that are
	held when young athletes declare which college they will attend,
	CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day recognizes the important
	commitment that career and technical education students are making
	by undertaking these studies; and
	WHEREAS, Around 12.5 million American high school and college
	students are enrolled in CTE courses, which encompass a variety of
	occupational fields, including agriculture, construction,
	manufacturing, computer science, and health care; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to gaining specific career-related
	knowledge, participants in CTE programs learn such essential skills
	as time management, problem solving, and critical thinking, which
	better prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of the
	workplace; these programs motivate and engage students by providing
	hands-on activities in which they can further their expertise and
	interact with community members, potential employers, and students
	and teachers who share their vocational interests; and
	WHEREAS, Career and technical education is offering a path to
	success in the 21st-century economy while helping to address the
	urgent need for skilled labor in high-demand industries, and it is
	enabling numerous Texans to secure gainful employment and lead
	productive, fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby designate February 15 as Career and Technical Education
	Letter of Intent Signing Day; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
	391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
	until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is
	finally passed by the legislature.