Bill Text: TX SR463 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Plano Legislative Days.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-01 - Again read [SR463 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR463-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 March 31 and April 1, 2015, to take part in | ||
| Plano Legislative Days at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boasting a population of nearly 275,000, this | ||
| self-styled City of Excellence has garnered multiple accolades | ||
| in recent years for its prosperity and quality of life; in 2014, | ||
| it was ranked as the third best-run city in America by USA Today | ||
| and the 24/7 Wall Street online financial news service, while | ||
| Time magazine cited it as one of the 10 healthiest places to live | ||
| in America; Movoto Real Estate and Research has named Plano as | ||
| the safest city with a population over 250,000 and as the | ||
| fourth-safest city overall, and the WalletHub consumer networking | ||
| site ranked it first on its 2014 list of the best cities for | ||
| families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the city's success is the | ||
| Plano Chamber of Commerce, which is committed to maximizing | ||
| business development and economic growth through advocacy, | ||
| education, innovation, and collaboration; the chamber has helped | ||
| to make Plano home to many leading global corporations, including | ||
| six Fortune 1000 companies, by promoting the city's outstanding | ||
| workforce, competitive business climate, world-class business | ||
| parks, and accessibility; its efforts have earned the Plano Chamber a | ||
| 5-star accreditation from the United States Chamber of Commerce, | ||
| placing it among the top one percent of chambers of commerce in | ||
| the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Plano Independent School District is likewise | ||
| benefiting the city and area residents, with the 6,700 members of | ||
| its faculty and staff working to prepare the district's 55,000 | ||
| students for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; the | ||
| teachers of the district average more than 11 years of | ||
| experience, and more than a third of them hold master's degrees; | ||
| with a graduation rate close to 96 percent, the Plano Independent | ||
| School District is one of a select few districts in the United | ||
| States and Canada that have been named to the annual Advanced | ||
| Placement District Honor Roll, and 23 of its schools have been | ||
| named Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the United States | ||
| Department of Education; the district has also been named one of | ||
| the 100 best in the nation in music education by several national | ||
| surveys, and in 2014, 78 of the district's students were National | ||
| Merit Scholarship semifinalists; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A true Lone Star success story, Plano's reputation | ||
| as a wonderful city in which to work, play, and raise a family | ||
| grows every day, 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, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 31 and April 1, 2015, 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. | ||
| Taylor of Collin | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 31, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
