Bill Text: TX SR370 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 29, 2023, as 4-H Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-29 - Reported enrolled [SR370 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR370-Enrolled.html
|
||
WHEREAS, Many students in Texas 4-H are gathering in | ||
Austin on March 29, 2023, in celebration of 4-H Day at the | ||
State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established as an agricultural club in Jack | ||
County in 1908, 4-H is now the largest youth development program | ||
in the state, with more than 550,000 students from every Texas | ||
county taking part each year; the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | ||
Service and the Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program | ||
administer the program and are assisted by more than 29,000 | ||
trained volunteers; and | ||
WHEREAS, The organization's name stands for Head, Heart, | ||
Hands, and Health, reflecting different aspects of an | ||
individual's personal and social responsibilities; guided by the | ||
motto "to make the best better," today's clubs emphasize | ||
leadership, citizenship, and strong character, help members to | ||
acquire valuable life skills, and foster readiness for college | ||
and the workplace; participants have the opportunity to engage in | ||
projects related not only to agriculture but also to science, | ||
engineering, technology, natural resources, and healthy | ||
lifestyles; in Texas, the most popular programs are food and | ||
nutrition, agriculture awareness and education, gardening and | ||
horticulture, and veterinary science; and | ||
WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by the Institute | ||
for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, | ||
4-H participants are four times more likely than their peers to | ||
contribute to their communities; they are also twice as likely to | ||
make healthier choices and to participate in science programs | ||
outside of school; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception, 4-H has enriched the lives of | ||
countless youths across the Lone Star State, and the program's | ||
alumni have gone on to make a lasting, positive difference in | ||
their communities and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize March 29, 2023, as 4-H Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere best | ||
wishes for a memorable and productive event. | ||
Parker | ||
________________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 29, 2023. | ||
________________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
________________________________ | ||
Member, Texas Senate |