Bill Text: TX SR491 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-07 - Reported enrolled [SR491 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR491-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Faculty, staff, and students from Lone Star | ||
| College are gathering in Austin on April 6, 2015, to celebrate | ||
| Lone Star College Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1972, Lone Star College, then | ||
| known as North Harris County College, initially served residents | ||
| of the Aldine, Humble, and Spring Independent School Districts; | ||
| starting out with 16 staff members and an enrollment of 613, it | ||
| has since expanded to become the largest higher education | ||
| institution in the Houston area, teaching 95,000 pupils at its | ||
| six colleges and numerous centers; it encompasses a region of | ||
| more than 1,400 square miles and draws students from 11 school | ||
| districts, including New Caney, Tomball, Conroe, Willis, | ||
| Splendora, Klein, Cypress-Fairbanks, and Magnolia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the | ||
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, this notable | ||
| system of higher learning provides an affordable, quality | ||
| education to area residents, allowing them to earn associate's | ||
| degrees, certifications in high-demand fields, and credits that | ||
| enable them to transfer to four-year colleges; furthermore, Lone | ||
| Star College offers dual-credit classes to accelerate college | ||
| completion for more than 8,000 area high school students as well | ||
| as courses for local youths and people age 50 and older through | ||
| its Discovery College summer programs and Academy for Lifelong | ||
| Learning; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of Chancellor Stephen | ||
| C. Head, the institution has been nationally recognized as a Top | ||
| 10 Associate Degree Producer by Community College Week magazine, | ||
| and it also is leading the Texas Reverse Transfer Initiative and | ||
| the Texas Completes effort to increase statewide college | ||
| graduation rates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Lone Star College has | ||
| devoted itself to giving students in the Houston area the best | ||
| educational opportunities possible, and in so doing, it has | ||
| equipped generations of Texans with the knowledge and skills | ||
| necessary to build a brighter future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the | ||
| delegation for an enjoyable and informative visit to Austin; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Lone Star College as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Garcia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 7, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
