Bill Text: TX SR251 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as TASBO Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Again read [SR251 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR251-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Association of School | ||
Business Officials are gathering in Austin on February 28, 2017, | ||
to celebrate TASBO Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1946, the Texas Association of School | ||
Business Officials has been invaluable as a resource for school | ||
finance and operations for more than 70 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, There are more than 6,500 members, 33 percent of | ||
whom have earned TASBO certification; they are serving in public | ||
school districts, regional service centers, and charter schools | ||
and are committed to providing safe, effective, and efficient | ||
schools for children in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Led by executive director Dr. Tracy Ginsburg and | ||
board president Karen Smith, assistant superintendent of | ||
business and finance at Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School | ||
District, the association advocates on behalf of Texas public | ||
schools and provides professional development on best practices | ||
throughout the year to nearly 14,000 training participants at | ||
over 400 events; it informs the media about the escalating needs | ||
of schools throughout the Lone Star State and about the group's | ||
principal concerns, which include funding schools optimally, | ||
financing school facilities, supporting meaningful | ||
transparency, attracting and retaining talent in schools, and | ||
reducing unfunded mandates; and | ||
WHEREAS, The members of this organization have risen to the | ||
challenge of seeking effective solutions within the daunting | ||
arena of school finance on behalf of over five million children | ||
in public schools; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2017, as TASBO Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere | ||
best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 21, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |