Bill Text: TX HR967 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Junior Achievement of Brazoria County on its receipt of the 2011 Peak Performance Team Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR967 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR967-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 967 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Junior Achievement of Brazoria County received a | ||
| 2011 Peak Performance Team Award from its parent organization, | ||
| Junior Achievement USA; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In order to qualify for this prestigious accolade, | ||
| JA Brazoria County demonstrated a strong financial position and | ||
| increases in revenue growth, market share, and student membership; | ||
| the organization is the only one in the nation selected from a | ||
| community of similar size, and it also earned the JA Summit Award in | ||
| each of the past three years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1956, JA Brazoria is dedicated to | ||
| giving children a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise | ||
| system, business, economics, and financial matters; the | ||
| organization teaches area youth about money management, | ||
| leadership, and career paths, and its programming encourages the | ||
| pursuit of important educational goals; during the 2011-2012 school | ||
| year, JA Brazoria reached more than 6,000 students in 7 school | ||
| districts and private schools all across the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic JA chapter is ably guided by president | ||
| Kim Effenberger with the assistance of program manager Stephanie | ||
| Ward; in addition, it benefits by the dedicated efforts of a | ||
| 25-member board, which includes local residents and business | ||
| leaders, and by the contributions of community volunteers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By promoting financial literacy, work readiness, | ||
| and entrepreneurship, Junior Achievement of Brazoria is helping | ||
| young people build a strong foundation for success in the global | ||
| economy, and its endeavors are indeed worthy of special | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Junior Achievement of Brazoria | ||
| County on its receipt of a 2011 Peak Performance Team Award from | ||
| Junior Achievement USA and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 967 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
