Bill Text: TX HR80 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring participants in the University of North Texas Roberto R. Alonzo Bilingual/ESL Education Scholars Program for 2015.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR80 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR80-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring participants in the University of North Texas Roberto R. Alonzo Bilingual/ESL Education Scholars Program for 2015.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR80 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR80-Introduced.html
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By: Alonzo | H.R. No. 80 |
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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. |