Bill Text: TX HR540 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Fast Growth School Coalition Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR540 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR540-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Fast Growth School Coalition Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR540 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR540-Introduced.html
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| By: Crownover | H.R. No. 540 | |
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Fast Growth School Coalition are | ||
| gathering in Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Fast Growth | ||
| School Coalition Legislative Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1996, the coalition is a grassroots | ||
| organization of school districts pursuing legislative solutions to | ||
| the financial and structural demands of their rapidly expanding | ||
| populations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 85 districts that meet the criteria to become | ||
| members of FGSC have an enrollment of at least 2,500 students, with | ||
| growth of at least 10 percent or a net increase of 3,500 or more | ||
| students over the past five years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Led by executive director Michelle Smith and chair | ||
| Dr. Brad Lancaster, Superintendent of the Lake Travis Independent | ||
| School District, the FGSC advocates on behalf of districts and | ||
| holds presentations and conferences throughout the year to inform | ||
| members, corporate partners, and the media of the escalating needs | ||
| of schools throughout the Lone Star State; among the group's | ||
| principal concerns are the 50-cent debt test, existing debt | ||
| allotment, instructional facility allotment, and new instructional | ||
| facility allotment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By coordinating efforts to address the serious | ||
| issues that educators, administrators, and children are facing in | ||
| this swiftly growing state, the Fast Growth School Coalition is | ||
| working to make a positive difference in Texas; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Fast Growth School | ||
| Coalition Legislative Day at the State Capitol and extend to all | ||
| those in attendance sincere best wishes for a memorable and | ||
| meaningful visit to Austin. | ||
