Bill Text: TX SR38 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement for receiving a Nursing Expansion Grant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-13 - Reported enrolled [SR38 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR38-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Valley Initiative for Development and | ||
| Advancement (VIDA) was recently awarded a $3 million Nursing | ||
| Expansion Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded by local faith and business leaders in | ||
| 1995, VIDA works to establish partnerships with other groups in | ||
| the Rio Grande Valley to help residents secure jobs while | ||
| addressing the need for a skilled workforce; this year, the | ||
| nonprofit is one of just 25 organizations nationwide and the only | ||
| one in Texas selected to receive the Nursing Expansion Grant; the | ||
| funds will be used to expand training opportunities in nursing | ||
| and allied health occupations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, VIDA places its participants in one-year | ||
| certificate programs and two-year associate's degree programs | ||
| in such subjects as allied health, manufacturing, technology, | ||
| business, and education and social services; in addition, | ||
| students may train for careers as police officers, paralegals, | ||
| web developers, dental hygienists, and vocational nurses, | ||
| among many other fields; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While completing their studies and pursuing | ||
| careers, VIDA's participants have access to a wide range of | ||
| support services, career guidance initiatives, and financial | ||
| assistance programs; the organization also hosts monthly case | ||
| management sessions to help students overcome challenges, and it | ||
| provides soft-skills training during group sessions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, VIDA has empowered | ||
| countless area Texans to improve their lives and build a brighter | ||
| future for themselves and their families, and the funding provided | ||
| by the U.S. Department of Labor will help the organization to | ||
| further this important goal; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Valley | ||
| Initiative for Development and Advancement on receiving a $3 | ||
| million Nursing Expansion Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor | ||
| and extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for VIDA as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 13, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
