Bill Text: TX SR264 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28 and March 1, 2023, as Plano Legislative Days.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR264 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR264-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Representatives of the City of Plano, the Plano | ||
| Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School District | ||
| are visiting Austin on February 28 and March 1, 2023, to take part | ||
| in Plano Legislative Days at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boasting a population of approximately 292,000, | ||
| this self-styled City of Excellence is celebrating 150 years as a | ||
| city on July 2, 2023, and it continues to garner accolades for its | ||
| prosperity and quality of life; today, the city and its residents | ||
| benefit from the outstanding leadership of Mayor John Muns and | ||
| the seven members of the city council, Kayci Prince, Maria Tu, | ||
| Anthony Ricciardelli, Rick Grady, Shelby Williams, Julie Holmer, | ||
| and Rick Smith; in 2022, Plano was recognized as the ninth best | ||
| city to find a job by WalletHub and as a best place to live in | ||
| America by MSN, while maintaining its status as one of the safest | ||
| cities in America as recognized by SmartAsset and being | ||
| recognized for High-Performance Operations by Cartegraph; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the city's success is the | ||
| Plano Chamber of Commerce, which is committed to supporting | ||
| economic growth through advocacy, education, innovation, and | ||
| collaboration; promoting the city's outstanding workforce, | ||
| competitive business climate, world-class business parks, and | ||
| accessibility, the chamber represents many iconic global | ||
| corporations, including Toyota Motor North America, Liberty | ||
| Mutual Insurance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Boeing Global Services, | ||
| NTT DATA, JCPenney, FedEx Office, Frito-Lay, and Capital One; its | ||
| efforts have earned the Plano Chamber a five-star accreditation | ||
| from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, placing it among the top one | ||
| percent of chambers of commerce in the nation, and the | ||
| distinguished honor of being named 2018 Chamber of the Year by | ||
| the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives; the chamber | ||
| benefits from the dedicated work of its president and CEO, Kelle | ||
| Marsalis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Plano Independent School District is | ||
| likewise benefiting the city and area residents, with nearly | ||
| 7,000 members of its faculty and staff working to prepare the | ||
| district's nearly 50,000 students for the challenges and | ||
| opportunities that lie ahead; Plano ISD is ably led by | ||
| superintendent Dr. Theresa Williams and the seven members of | ||
| the board of trustees, David Stolle, Nancy Humphrey, Jeri | ||
| Chambers, Dr. Lauren Tyra, Angela Powell, Dr. Heather Wang, | ||
| and Cody Weaver; the teachers of Plano ISD average more than 11 | ||
| years of experience, and 36 percent of them hold master's | ||
| degrees or above; nearly 96 percent of Plano ISD students | ||
| graduate in four years, and their scores on college entrance | ||
| exams continue to exceed those of their peers nationwide; in | ||
| addition, 103 Plano ISD seniors were awarded semifinalist | ||
| standing in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program; the | ||
| district is also home to a number of state, national, and | ||
| international winners in fine arts, career and technical | ||
| education, and science competitions; 13 district Parent | ||
| Teacher Associations have been recognized as National PTA | ||
| Schools of Excellence; moreover, Plano ISD has been able to | ||
| shift gears, acquire materials, train staff, and work with | ||
| community partners to continue meeting the diverse and complex | ||
| needs of students and families since the onset of the COVID-19 | ||
| pandemic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A true Lone Star success story, Plano is a global | ||
| leader where residents are bonded by a shared sense of community | ||
| and experience unparalleled quality of life, and the City of | ||
| Plano, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent | ||
| School District are helping to build an even brighter and more | ||
| prosperous future for their thriving community; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 28 and March 1, 2023, as | ||
| Plano Legislative Days at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and | ||
| enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Paxton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
