Bill Text: TX HR921 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring six nonprofit career development organizations for their commitment to strengthening the skills of Texas workers.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR921 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR921-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 921

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The prosperity of Texas increasingly depends upon
highly educated and skilled workers, and six nonprofit workforce
development groups across the state have been greatly assisted in
their efforts by the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Fund;
and
WHEREAS, Established by the Texas Legislature in 2013, the
ACE fund provides matching monies to regional partnerships of
community organizations, employers, and community colleges, with
the goal of helping to break the link between poverty and
undereducation; and
WHEREAS, The six workforce development organizations that
have received ACE matching funds are Project QUEST in San Antonio,
the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement in the Rio
Grande Valley, Project ARRIBA in El Paso, Capital IDEA of Central
Texas, Skill QUEST in Dallas, and Capital IDEA Houston; more than
12,000 Texans have embarked on new careers in health care,
technology, and the trades through education supported by those
groups; and
WHEREAS, Since 2014, thanks to the ACE matching funds, nearly
800 workers have started jobs in new industries at an average hourly
rate of $20.66; this year alone, the six organizations are
supporting the career education of 2,482 low-income individuals,
nearly half of whom are receiving training because of aid from the
fund; for every dollar invested, the six groups return between
$12.12 and $26.10 to the community, taxpayers, and participants;
moreover, in Central Texas, the graduates of Capital IDEA send 70
percent of their children to college; and
WHEREAS, By augmenting the resources available to the six
participating workforce organizations, the ACE fund has improved
outcomes in developmental education, graduation rates, continuing
attendance in postsecondary institutions, and placement in
high-skill careers, and the staff and volunteers of those programs
may take great pride in helping the next generation of Texans
prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Project QUEST, VIDA, Project ARRIBA,
Capital IDEA of Central Texas, Skill QUEST, and Capital IDEA
Houston for their commitment to strengthening the skills of Texas
workers and for their careful stewardship of the taxpayer dollars
entrusted to them by the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education
Fund; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for each organization as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Hinojosa
Gonzales of Williamson
Zerwas
Longoria
Giddings
Straus Goldman Oliverson
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
Alvarado Gooden Parker
Anchia Guerra Paul
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
Bailes Herrero Price
Bell Hinojosa Raney
Bernal Holland Raymond
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
Bohac Hunter Roberts
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
Burrows Kacal Sanford
Button Keough Schaefer
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
Canales King of Parker Schubert
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
Clardy Klick Sheffield
Coleman Koop Shine
Collier Krause Simmons
Cook Kuempel Smithee
Cortez Lambert Springer
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
Craddick Lang Stickland
Cyrier Larson Stucky
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
Darby Leach Thierry
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
Deshotel Martinez Turner
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
Elkins Miller Villalba
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
Fallon Moody Walle
Farrar Morrison White
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Frank Murphy Workman
Frullo Murr Wray
Geren Neave Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 921 was adopted by the House on March
21, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House