Bill Text: TX HR1167 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Gregory Harrington on being named Parent Advocate of the Year by the Texas Public Charter Schools Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1167 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1167-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1167 |
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WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington has been named the 2021 Parent | ||
Advocate of the Year by the Texas Public Charter Schools | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, With 760 member schools throughout the state, TPCSA | ||
supports policies that allow charter schools to continue providing | ||
a high quality education to the more than 300,000 students they | ||
serve; the organization also equips charter school leaders, | ||
teachers, and parents to advocate for their own schools; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington is a member of the strategic | ||
planning committee for the Pflugerville Independent School | ||
District and the advisory board for the Harmony Science Academy | ||
charter school district, where one of his daughters is a student; he | ||
regularly meets with lawmakers in behalf of Central Texas parents, | ||
and he recently testified before the House Public Education | ||
Committee; moreover, he was a motivational speaker at the 2021 | ||
TPCSA Parent Pep Rally; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to his advocacy efforts, Mr. Harrington | ||
has benefited students by founding a back-to-school parade and | ||
fundraiser to purchase supplies for children in need, and as a | ||
member of the National Society of Black Engineers, he arranged | ||
opportunities for local students to meet with professionals in the | ||
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; he has | ||
also served as president of the Black Professional Alliance, and he | ||
is a graduate of Leadership Austin's Essential program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gregory Harrington has worked tirelessly in behalf | ||
of Texas schoolchildren, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his | ||
many contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Gregory Harrington on being named | ||
the 2021 Parent Advocate of the Year by the Texas Public Charter | ||
Schools Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Harrington as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Cole | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1167 was adopted by the House on May | ||
23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||