Bill Text: TX HR661 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 5, 2019, as Ed Tech Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR661 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR661-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 661 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Computer Education Association | ||
are gathering in Austin for Ed Tech Day at the State Capitol on | ||
March 5, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Computer Education Association is a | ||
nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the integration of | ||
technology into curriculum and instruction; for nearly 40 years, | ||
the group has helped educators enhance their teaching methods | ||
through the use of computers and technology; the organization's | ||
members and staff work toward providing Texas classrooms with | ||
equitable access to resources that are essential to equipping | ||
younger generations with the skills necessary to maintain a | ||
thriving state economy; and | ||
WHEREAS, With more than 13,000 members, TCEA is the largest | ||
state organization in the nation devoted to the use of technology in | ||
education; membership includes hardware and software technicians, | ||
network administrators, webmasters, database and lab managers, | ||
teachers, instructional technologists, and administrators, all of | ||
whom provide vital support, planning, and training to ensure that | ||
resources are updated and contribute to the effectiveness and | ||
relevance of classroom instruction; and | ||
WHEREAS, In and out of the classroom, technology enables | ||
users to interact with others, acquire knowledge, overcome physical | ||
challenges, express creativity, design innovative products, and | ||
find solutions to a variety of problems, and TCEA is helping Texas | ||
students develop the skills needed to meet the challenges and | ||
opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 5, 2019, as Ed Tech Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation | ||
from the Texas Computer Education Association; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Kuempel | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 661 was adopted by the House on March | ||
5, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||