Bill Text: TX HR359 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Institute of Engineers--USA and honoring the organization's DFW Chapter on its annual banquet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR359 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR359-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 359 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the | ||
Chinese Institute of Engineers--USA are gathering in Richardson on | ||
August 19, 2017, to hold their annual convention and celebrate the | ||
centennial of the national CIE-USA organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1917, the Chinese Institute of | ||
Engineers--USA is a nonprofit organization of Chinese American | ||
engineers, scientists, and other professionals whose mission is to | ||
foster communication and cooperation and advance the overall | ||
well-being of the Chinese and Asian Pacific American engineering | ||
community; through seminars and other initiatives, the group seeks | ||
to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | ||
(STEM) across the United States, and it sponsors awards at the | ||
national level to recognize Asian Pacific American professionals of | ||
distinction; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of seven regional chapters of CIE-USA, the DFW | ||
Chapter was established in 1989 and registered as a nonprofit | ||
organization in the State of Texas in 1992; since its inception, the | ||
chapter has focused on furthering community interest in STEM around | ||
the Metroplex, forming close ties with corporations and government | ||
entities around the world, and bringing in leaders from sponsoring | ||
organizations to share their insights at its annual conventions; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, chapter members enjoy a range of professional | ||
development and youth mentorship programs, including technical | ||
symposia, the MathComp/MathFun Fair, and numerous contests and | ||
achievement awards designed to engage young Texans in math and | ||
science; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through their commitment to professional | ||
excellence, the men and women of the CIE-USA Dallas-Fort Worth | ||
Chapter are furthering a proud tradition of service, and it is a | ||
privilege to recognize the chapter as it marks a special milestone | ||
in the history of CIE-USA; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th | ||
anniversary of the Chinese Institute of Engineers--USA and honor | ||
the organization's Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter on the occasion of its | ||
annual convention; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the chapter 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. 359 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||