Bill Text: TX HR241 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 8, 2019, as Career and Technical Education Letter of Intent Signing Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR241 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR241-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 241 |
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WHEREAS, CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day is taking place on | ||
March 8, 2019, to honor students who have chosen to pursue career | ||
and technical education as a means of acquiring real-world skills | ||
to compete in the workforce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Similar to the signing day celebrations that are | ||
held when young athletes declare which college they will attend, | ||
CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day recognizes the important | ||
commitment that career and technical education students are making | ||
by undertaking these studies; and | ||
WHEREAS, Around 12.5 million American high school and college | ||
students are enrolled in CTE courses, which encompass a variety of | ||
occupational fields, including agriculture, construction, | ||
manufacturing, computer science, and health care; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to gaining specific career-related | ||
knowledge, participants in CTE programs learn such essential skills | ||
as time management, problem solving, and critical thinking, which | ||
better prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of the | ||
workplace; these programs motivate and engage students by providing | ||
hands-on activities in which they can further their expertise and | ||
interact with community members, potential employers, and students | ||
and teachers who share their vocational interests; and | ||
WHEREAS, Career and technical education is offering a path to | ||
success in the 21st-century economy while helping to address the | ||
urgent need for skilled labor in high-demand industries, and it is | ||
enabling numerous Texans to secure gainful employment and lead | ||
productive, fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2019, as Career and Technical | ||
Education Letter of Intent Signing Day and extend sincere best | ||
wishes to all the talented young Texans who have chosen career and | ||
technical education as a way to achieve their long-term | ||
professional goals. | ||
White | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 241 was adopted by the House on March | ||
5, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||