Bill Text: TX HR1403 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Kilgore College Fire Academy on its 100th graduating class.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1403 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1403-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1403 |
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WHEREAS, The Kilgore College Fire Academy hosted its 100th | ||
graduation ceremony on March 29, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1989 by Mike Earley and other area | ||
fire chiefs and officials, the academy is dedicated to equipping | ||
aspiring firefighters with the skills necessary to protect the | ||
lives and property of their fellow citizens; in addition to its | ||
robust basic firefighter training, the program offers courses for | ||
certification in a range of specialized fields; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognized as an exemplary program by the State of | ||
Texas, the academy is accredited by the Texas Commission on Fire | ||
Protection and the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' | ||
Association of Texas and approved by the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Kilgore College Fire Academy has produced some | ||
of the finest firefighters not only in East Texas but also across | ||
the Lone Star State and beyond, and this milestone presents a | ||
fitting opportunity to recognize this outstanding institution; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Kilgore College Fire Academy on | ||
its 100th graduating class and extend to all those associated with | ||
the program sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dean | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1403 was adopted by the House on April | ||
27, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||