Bill Text: TX HR87 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month in Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-31 - Reported enrolled [HR87 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR87-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 87 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The celebration of Career and Technical Education | ||
| Month in February 2019 presents a fitting opportunity to pay | ||
| tribute to the importance of career and technical education (CTE) | ||
| in the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a century, CTE courses have enabled | ||
| students to gain the academic and technical skills necessary for | ||
| true career readiness, and today nearly 1.4 million secondary | ||
| students are enrolled in one or more CTE courses in district and | ||
| charter schools across the state; these courses constitute a vital | ||
| part of the Foundation High School Program, which offers students | ||
| pathways to receive recognized endorsements, performance | ||
| acknowledgements, and industry-validated credentials; and | ||
| WHEREAS, CTE also provides students with career | ||
| possibilities early in their educational experience, allowing them | ||
| to make informed decisions about their course of study and to enroll | ||
| in integrated secondary and postsecondary curriculums that | ||
| significantly contribute to college readiness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The state's nine CTE student organizations instill | ||
| in their members the values, knowledge, and skills required to | ||
| fully participate in their communities and in their professions as | ||
| engaged citizens and effective leaders; these groups include the | ||
| Texas Association of Future Educators, Future Business Leaders of | ||
| America, Business Professionals of America, the Technology Student | ||
| Association, DECA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and Family, Career and | ||
| Community Leaders of America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ensuring that employers have access to a qualified | ||
| workforce is crucial to the state's continued economic growth and | ||
| global competitiveness, and the CTE students and teachers of Texas | ||
| are playing a vital role in the future prosperity of the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 2019 as Career and Technical | ||
| Education Month in Texas and welcome to the State Capitol the | ||
| elected leaders of these nine outstanding student organizations. | ||
| VanDeaver | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 87 was adopted by the House on | ||
| January | ||
| 30, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
