Bill Text: TX SR21 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Katy Independent School District for being named to the College Board's 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-22 - Reported enrolled [SR21 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR21-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the Katy Independent School District, which has been | ||
named to the College Board's 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll; and | ||
WHEREAS, The AP District Honor Roll is awarded to school | ||
districts that demonstrate increased access to Advanced | ||
Placement programs and increased participation in those | ||
programs; additional criteria include percentage of minority | ||
students participating in the programs and improvement in | ||
performance levels; the Katy Independent School District is one | ||
of only 373 districts in the United States and Canada to receive | ||
this prestigious designation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Advanced Placement is one of the most effective | ||
strategies used by the state to keep college tuition affordable; | ||
students who receive college credit for their Advanced Placement | ||
courses save their families thousands of dollars each year; in | ||
2017 alone, Texas high school students saved $266 million in | ||
tuition fees as a result of their AP exams; and | ||
WHEREAS, Advanced Placement programs have played a vital | ||
role in expanding educational opportunities and in helping | ||
students to graduate from college in four years; the Katy | ||
Independent School District is truly deserving of special | ||
recognition for creating one of the best programs of its kind in | ||
the country; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the Katy Independent School District | ||
on its commitment to excellence in education and extend | ||
congratulations to the district on being named to the College | ||
Board's 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the district as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Huffman, Kolkhorst | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 22, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |