Bill Text: TX HR60 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on receiving the Large Employer Award from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR60 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR60-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 60 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received | ||
| the Large Employer Award from the Governor's Committee on People | ||
| with Disabilities at its Lex Frieden Employment Awards ceremony on | ||
| October 26, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each October, in conjunction with National | ||
| Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor's Committee | ||
| recognizes Texans who have devoted themselves to empowering their | ||
| employees, coworkers, and fellow Texans with disabilities; the | ||
| awards program is named in tribute to disability rights expert Lex | ||
| Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with | ||
| Disabilities Act; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in Edinburg, The University of Texas | ||
| Rio Grande Valley is dedicated to upholding equal employment | ||
| opportunity and affirmative action principles; UTRGV was nominated | ||
| for the Large Employer Award for its work with Texas | ||
| Workforce - Vocational Rehab to place individuals with | ||
| disabilities in various human resources departments; in addition, | ||
| the school has established the Sustainable Opportunities for | ||
| Advancement and Recruitment project, which prepares young adults | ||
| with autism for their professional careers; through the SOAR | ||
| project, the university collaborates with Texas Workforce | ||
| Solutions VR Services, the Valley Association for Independent | ||
| Living, and the Disability Chamber of Commerce-Rio Grande Valley to | ||
| address all aspects of the employment experience; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its outstanding contributions, The | ||
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has advanced the mission of | ||
| building an inclusive, accessible work environment for Texans with | ||
| disabilities, and the institution is richly deserving of this | ||
| prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate The | ||
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on receiving the 2023 Large | ||
| Employer Award from the Governor's Committee on People with | ||
| Disabilities Lex Frieden Employment Awards program and extend to | ||
| its administrators, faculty, staff, and students sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Guerra | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
