Bill Text: TX HR573 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Youth Leadership New Braunfels for its promotion of civic leadership and volunteerism.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR573 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR573-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 573 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Youth Leadership New Braunfels contributes | ||
| immeasurably to its South Central Texas community by working to | ||
| develop future civic leaders and volunteers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established by the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of | ||
| Commerce and its Leadership New Braunfels Alumni Association, this | ||
| exceptional program trains high school students in leadership | ||
| techniques and community awareness, instructing them in current | ||
| issues, resources, opportunities, and other factors affecting | ||
| their community's future; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Youth Leadership New Braunfels consists of seven | ||
| monthly sessions covering city and county government, economic | ||
| development, social needs, personal skills, and other topics, | ||
| through panels and presentations from local community leaders and | ||
| decision makers; the program also includes an orientation session | ||
| with parents, a full-day retreat, a closing weekend retreat, a | ||
| graduation ceremony, and, since 2001, "A Day at the Legislature"; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Now in its 14th year, Youth Leadership New Braunfels | ||
| accepts 10th-grade and 11th-grade students from New Braunfels High | ||
| School, Canyon High School, and New Braunfels Christian Academy who | ||
| have maintained a minimum B average; there are 31 students in the | ||
| current class, and to date, the program has graduated 386 students; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its efforts to build a more informed and | ||
| involved citizenry and to develop new leaders, Youth Leadership New | ||
| Braunfels is helping to create a brighter and more promising future | ||
| for the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Youth Leadership New Braunfels for its | ||
| promotion of civic leadership and volunteerism and extend to its | ||
| participants sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Miller of Comal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 573 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
