Bill Text: TX HCR64 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 64

Bill Title: Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2025-05-13 - Signed by the Governor [HCR64 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HCR64-Enrolled.html



	H.C.R. No. 64



	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	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 in April 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 promise in a specific field of study; due to their unique
	abilities, these students can benefit from specialized educational
	services designed to meet their social, emotional, and academic
	needs; and
	WHEREAS, There are more than 450,000 identified gifted and
	talented students in Texas; funding is set aside to help provide
	them with challenging 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 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby designate the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented
	Students Week; 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 this resolution is finally
	passed by the legislature.

	Curry
	Ashby
	Barry
	A. Davis of Dallas
	Raymond


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 64 was adopted by the House on April
	14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 1 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 64 was adopted by the Senate on May
	1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date

	__________________
	Governor