Bill Text: TX HCR40 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating the first Saturday in May as Texas Academic College Scholarship Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2014.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR40 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR40-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 40 | ||
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| WHEREAS, On National Signing Day, Texans join with others | ||
| throughout the country in focusing attention on high school | ||
| football players who receive college athletic scholarships, yet the | ||
| equally noteworthy achievements of the Lone Star State's academic | ||
| champions often go unnoticed; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While outstanding accomplishments on the football | ||
| field and in other athletic pursuits are understandably admired, | ||
| the future prosperity of the Lone Star State depends more on the | ||
| educational ability of its young people; every year, many Texas | ||
| students earn scholarships as a result of their exemplary | ||
| performance in the classroom, and their intelligence and hard work | ||
| are deserving of acclaim; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Academic superstars from Texarkana to El Paso and | ||
| from the Panhandle to the Lower Rio Grande Valley successfully | ||
| compete for a wide variety of scholarships, spurred on by their | ||
| natural intellectual curiosity and their desire to realize their | ||
| dreams; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thanks to the generous sponsorship of a broad range | ||
| of institutions and organizations, these remarkable young Texans | ||
| are rewarded with the financial support they need to continue | ||
| learning at the college level; their studies will allow them to take | ||
| their place among the next generation of professionals and | ||
| entrepreneurs, and they will play an essential part in our state's | ||
| continuing progress; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By setting aside a day to honor those who have proven | ||
| themselves worthy of academic scholarships, Texas citizens can help | ||
| reaffirm the value of education and encourage students to reach | ||
| their full potential; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the first Saturday in May as Texas Academic | ||
| College Scholarship Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remains in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is passed. | ||
| Johnson | ||
| Moody | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 40 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 40 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
