Bill Text: TX HR966 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Texas American Legion Boys State program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR966 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR966-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 966 |
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WHEREAS, Texas American Legion Boys State is celebrating the | ||
80th anniversary of its founding in 2019, providing a fitting | ||
opportunity to pay tribute to this outstanding educational program; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the most respected civics education programs | ||
for high school students in the nation, American Legion Boys State | ||
brings together participants to learn about government through | ||
role-playing exercises, including running for office, organizing a | ||
government, and introducing and debating bills in a legislature; | ||
the program was created in Illinois in 1934, and the national | ||
organization adopted the plan in 1935; today, 48 states conduct a | ||
Boys State each year, and the American Legion Auxiliary also | ||
sponsors a program for young women called Girls State; and | ||
WHEREAS, At its annual convention in Waco in 1939, the Texas | ||
Department of the American Legion mandated the establishment of a | ||
Boys State program in the Lone Star State, and the first group of | ||
participants met on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin | ||
in June 1940; in addition to developing a government complete with | ||
elected city, county, and state officials, a legislature, and | ||
courts, the youths published a daily newspaper and attended | ||
lectures by counselors on such subjects as the U.S. Constitution | ||
and the branches of government; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, several hundred student leaders take part in | ||
Boys State each summer at The University of Texas; selected on a | ||
competitive basis by local high schools and American Legion posts | ||
from across the state, these notable young Texans are mentored by | ||
dedicated volunteers who include members of the American Legion, | ||
legislators, and former Boys Staters, many of whom have gone on to | ||
excel in such fields as education, law, and government; and | ||
WHEREAS, By nurturing the techniques and ideals of our | ||
representative republic, Texas American Legion Boys State is | ||
helping young people develop the understanding, insight, and skills | ||
necessary to become the leaders of tomorrow; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of American | ||
Legion Boys State in Texas and extend to all those associated with | ||
the program sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Texas American Legion Boys State as an expression of | ||
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 966 was adopted by the House on | ||
April | ||
12, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||