Bill Text: TX SR4 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-06 - Reported enrolled [SR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR4-Introduced.html
| 88R28293 CJM-D | ||
| By: Johnson, West | S.R. No. 4 | |
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| WHEREAS, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas is marking its | ||
| 40th anniversary in 2023, and this milestone provides a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize the organization for its important | ||
| contributions to the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, WFSDallas strives to meet the needs of both | ||
| businesses seeking employees and area residents seeking work, and | ||
| to that end, it has developed and implemented a multi-faceted | ||
| system of job training, job placement, and job retention services; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its seven workforce centers in Dallas | ||
| County, WFSDallas provides a wide range of virtual and in-person | ||
| services, including hiring events, customized training, adult | ||
| education and ESL classes, layoff assistance, and scholarships as | ||
| well as seminars on resume preparation, interview skills, and | ||
| workplace attire; moreover, the organization subsidizes equipment, | ||
| uniforms, childcare, and transportation to help remove the | ||
| financial barriers to employment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2023, WFSDallas received the Excellence in | ||
| Community College Partnership Award from the National Association | ||
| of Workforce Boards, which recognized its integration of education | ||
| and workforce services with Dallas College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A robust workforce is a key element in the economic | ||
| vitality of a community, and over the past four decades, WFSDallas | ||
| has played an important role in the prosperity of the Greater Dallas | ||
| area by helping businesses thrive and jobseekers find meaningful | ||
| employment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of Workforce Solutions | ||
| Greater Dallas and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for WFSDallas as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
