Bill Text: TX SR210 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 23, 2017, as Smith-Hughes Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-15 - Reported enrolled [SR210 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR210-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, | ||
| educators and business and political leaders recognized a need | ||
| for practical, hands-on vocational education programs to augment | ||
| the traditional study of classical academic subjects; and | ||
| WHEREAS, United States Senator Hoke Smith, following the | ||
| recommendations of the Commission on National Aid to Vocational | ||
| Education, introduced S. 703 on December 7, 1915; Representative | ||
| Dudley Hughes laid out a companion bill, HB 11250, on February | ||
| 10, 1916; these initiatives received bipartisan support in | ||
| Congress, and the Smith-Hughes Act was signed into law by | ||
| President Woodrow Wilson on February 23, 1917; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This landmark legislation granted financial | ||
| support to the states with the autonomy to develop career and | ||
| technical education systems; today, 15 million American students | ||
| participate in some form of vocational education in 16 | ||
| cutting-edge career areas, and more than one million of those are | ||
| Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition, as a result of the Smith-Hughes | ||
| National Vocational Education Act, numerous outstanding youth | ||
| leadership development organizations such as the Future Business | ||
| Leaders of America, the National FFA Organization, and | ||
| SkillsUSA, were established and became vital additions to | ||
| vocational educational programs; it is truly fitting that the | ||
| impetus behind these exceptional programs receive special | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby proclaim February 23, 2017, as Smith-Hughes | ||
| Day and call on Texans to join Americans across the nation in | ||
| supporting the educators and programs that help prepare young | ||
| people to become productive, contributing members of society; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Kolkhorst | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 15, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
