Bill Text: TX HR2390 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Honoring participants of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Scholars Program during the 85th Legislative Session.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2390 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2390-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring participants of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Scholars Program during the 85th Legislative Session.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2390 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2390-Introduced.html
85R33082 JCD-D | ||
By: Rodriguez of Bexar | H.R. No. 2390 |
|
||
WHEREAS, Seven outstanding students have contributed to the | ||
workings of state government during the 85th Legislative Session | ||
through their participation in the inaugural semester of the | ||
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Scholars Program; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Administered by College Consortium, the ICUT | ||
Scholars Program is designed to provide hands-on learning | ||
experience for students interested in the legislative process or a | ||
career in public policy; over the course of the legislative | ||
session, participants serve as interns in the offices of state | ||
lawmakers, where they analyze policy, interact with constituents, | ||
and develop insight on important issues facing their communities | ||
and state, while also earning course credit; and | ||
WHEREAS, The program is open to all ICUT member undergraduate | ||
students and is overseen by Dr. Arturo Vega, chair of the | ||
St. Mary's University political science department and a former | ||
Texas Senate legislative assistant, and David Courreges, an | ||
Austin-based lawyer and former legislative director; and | ||
WHEREAS, Interns in the ICUT Scholars Program class of 2017 | ||
include Concordia University Texas students Joshua Wheatley, | ||
serving in the office of Representative Ina Minjarez, Haley Entrop, | ||
serving in the office of Representative Chris Turner, Anyssa | ||
Campbell-Espinoza, serving in the office of Representative Jay | ||
Dean, and Krista Guehlhausen, serving in the office of | ||
Representative Drew Springer; from St. Mary's University, Julissa | ||
Cantu, serving in the office of Representative Terry Canales, Alec | ||
Mendoza, serving in the office of Senator José Menéndez, and Daniel | ||
Reyes, serving in the office of Representative Justin Rodriguez; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, These fine young interns have performed their duties | ||
with skill, dedication, and professionalism, and they are indeed | ||
deserving of recognition for their exemplary work; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor participants in the 2017 Independent | ||
Colleges and Universities of Texas Scholars Program and extend to | ||
them sincere best wishes for continued success in all their future | ||
endeavors; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |