Bill Text: TX HR1998 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the School of Science and Technology Advancement in Houston on receiving State and National School of Character designations from Character.org.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1998 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1998-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1998 |
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WHEREAS, The School of Science and Technology Advancement in | ||
Houston has been designated by Character.org as a State School of | ||
Character and a National School of Character for 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, The national nonprofit Character.org works with | ||
communities, schools, and other organizations to inspire, educate, | ||
and empower people to be ethical and compassionate citizens; its | ||
annual Schools of Character designations honor schools that have | ||
lived up to Character.org's 11 Principles of Character, which | ||
include providing students with opportunities for moral action, | ||
promoting a sense of shared leadership, and engaging families and | ||
communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2016, SST Advancement is a public | ||
charter school that provides college preparatory STEM education | ||
from kindergarten through eighth grade; the school fosters the | ||
academic and socioemotional development of its pupils by taking a | ||
character-building approach to learning 21st-century skills, in a | ||
safe, enriching, and student-centered environment; and | ||
WHEREAS, In January 2019, SST Advancement became one of only | ||
15 schools in Texas, and 87 nationwide, to receive a State School of | ||
Character designation; that recognition qualified the campus to be | ||
considered for a National School of Character designation, which it | ||
received in May; and | ||
WHEREAS, Character education plays an integral part in the | ||
development of children into the responsible citizens and ethical | ||
leaders of tomorrow, and SST Advancement has established itself as | ||
a model for success in this vital endeavor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the School of Science and | ||
Technology Advancement on receiving State and National School of | ||
Character designations from Character.org and extend to the | ||
school's students, staff, and parents sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
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______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1998 was adopted by the House on | ||
May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||