Bill Text: TX HR628 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the TRIO programs at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-19 - Reported enrolled [HR628 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR628-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 628 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Generations of students have achieved their dream of | ||
| a college degree with the help of the TRIO programs at The | ||
| University of Texas at Arlington; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the 1960s, three federal initiatives | ||
| designed to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Upward | ||
| Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services for Disadvantaged | ||
| Students, came to be known as the TRIO programs; today, TRIO's eight | ||
| programs help traditional students, displaced workers, and | ||
| veterans attend college, and some 840,000 low-income Americans | ||
| benefit from TRIO projects at more than 1,000 colleges and | ||
| universities across the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TRIO at UT-Arlington serves both current university | ||
| students and secondary school students who aspire to attend | ||
| college; its programs include Educational Talent Search, which | ||
| provides free college, career, and financial aid information to | ||
| 1,000 Texas junior high and high school students each year, while | ||
| Upward Bound and the Upward Bound Math and Science Center help | ||
| prepare high school students for college work; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Once students are admitted to UT-Arlington, they can | ||
| count on the assistance of TRIO-Student Support Services, which | ||
| since 1976 has offered free academic assistance to low-income or | ||
| first-generation students; students who wish to pursue their | ||
| education beyond a bachelor's degree may take advantage of the | ||
| McNair Scholars Program, which helps undergraduates with the | ||
| graduate school admission process and prepares them for graduate | ||
| study; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Taken together, these worthwhile programs have | ||
| helped countless young Texans to pursue the dream of a college | ||
| education, giving them the tools they need to achieve a prosperous, | ||
| productive, and fulfilling life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend the TRIO programs at The University of | ||
| Texas at Arlington and extend to the directors, staff members, and | ||
| participants in these programs sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for The University of Texas at Arlington as an expression | ||
| of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner of Tarrant | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 628 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 5, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
