Bill Text: TX HR80 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 80 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring participants in the University of North Texas Roberto R. Alonzo Bilingual/ESL Education Scholars Program for 2015.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR80 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR80-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 80



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The face of Texas is rapidly changing, and
	demographic trends indicate that Hispanics will soon make up a
	majority of the state's population; as a result, more certified
	bilingual teachers are needed, and a program at the University of
	North Texas is wisely addressing that need; and
	WHEREAS, In collaboration with the Texas Higher Education
	Coordinating Board, UNT is offering the Roberto R. Alonzo
	Bilingual/ESL Education Scholars Program to provide scholarships
	as incentives for students to pursue certification programs in
	bilingual or ESL education; covering tuition and fees, the
	scholarships are available to junior and senior undergraduate and
	postbaccalaureate students at UNT; and
	WHEREAS, Students enrolled in this program must maintain at
	least a 2.75 grade point average, meet financial aid requirements,
	and use the scholarship funds to pay for courses and fees related to
	early childhood to sixth-grade bilingual or ESL generalist
	certification; an average of 30 UNT students benefit from the
	scholarship program each semester; and
	WHEREAS, Equipping future teachers with fluency in the
	Spanish language that will facilitate the delivery of content in
	the classroom as well as encouraging respect and appreciation of
	linguistic and cultural differences are important priorities of the
	UNT program, and student participants may take pride in the fact
	that they are providing a service that is vital to the future of our
	state by attending to the needs of the growing population of
	Spanish-speaking schoolchildren; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor participants in the University of North
	Texas Roberto R. Alonzo Bilingual/ESL Education Scholars Program
	for 2015 and commend them for their commitment and dedication to the
	children of Texas.

	Alonzo

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 80 was adopted by the House on
	February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House