Bill Text: TX SR46 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing South Texas College on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR46-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing South Texas College on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR46-Introduced.html
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By: Zaffirini | S.R. No. 46 |
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WHEREAS, South Texas College is celebrating its 30th | ||
anniversary in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded as South Texas Community College in | ||
September 1993, STC has grown to include six campuses and two higher | ||
education centers located in Hidalgo County and Starr County; | ||
today, the institution benefits from the able leadership of its | ||
president, Dr. Ricardo J. Solis, and it serves nearly 50,000 credit | ||
and non-credit students from across the Rio Grande Valley; and | ||
WHEREAS, STC currently offers more than 127 degree programs | ||
and certifications, including five baccalaureate degrees; in | ||
addition, the institution provides dual credit courses for high | ||
school students, and it has established a number of professional | ||
and industry training initiatives; STC has placed a special | ||
emphasis on preparing students for careers in health care, and it is | ||
the first college in the nation approved to implement a registered | ||
nurse apprenticeship program, which enables students to work in | ||
nursing at local hospitals while completing their studies; and | ||
WHEREAS, For three decades, South Texas College has provided | ||
students with a quality education and a strong foundation for | ||
achievement, and in so doing, it is making an important | ||
contribution to the future of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th | ||
Called Session, hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of South | ||
Texas College and extend to all those associated with the | ||
institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for South Texas College as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas Senate. |