Bill Text: TX SR563 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating April 22, 2015, Texas State Technical College Day.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-23 - Co-author authorized [SR563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR563-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Texas State Technical College on the occasion of its | ||
| 50th anniversary and to join citizens from across the state in | ||
| celebrating April 22, 2015, as Texas State Technical College Day | ||
| at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This unique educational institution was created | ||
| by the 59th Texas Legislature, and the original legislation that | ||
| created the school was signed into law by Governor John Connally | ||
| on April 22, 1965; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The James Connally Technical Institute of Texas | ||
| A&M University was intended from the start to be, in the words of | ||
| Governor Connally, "the most sophisticated technical-vocational | ||
| institute in the country"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of its first director, | ||
| Dr. Roy Dugger, the institute opened its first campus at the | ||
| former James Connally Air Force Base in Waco, and in 1967, it | ||
| opened a bilingual technical institute at the former Harlingen | ||
| Air Force Base; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The James Connally Technical Institute was made | ||
| independent of Texas A&M University in 1969 and renamed the Texas | ||
| State Technical Institute; over the next two decades, the success of | ||
| the school led to the creation of additional campuses in Amarillo, | ||
| Sweetwater, McAllen, Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and | ||
| Marshall; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1991, the Texas Legislature elevated the status | ||
| of the campuses, designating them as two-year technical colleges | ||
| with a new name, Texas State Technical College, and in 2013, the | ||
| funding method for the Texas State Technical College System was | ||
| placed on a "returned-value" basis, making it the first college | ||
| system in the nation whose funding depends entirely on student | ||
| success; in the years since that change, Texas State Technical | ||
| College has seen a 23 percent increase in student awards, and a 60 | ||
| percent increase in first-year earnings for graduates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, working in close collaboration with | ||
| industry, government agencies, and other institutions of higher | ||
| learning, the 11 locations of the Texas State Technical College | ||
| System across the Lone Star State offer vocational students 124 | ||
| associate degrees and 133 certificate programs and prepare | ||
| students for successful, well-paying careers by maintaining a | ||
| focus on excellence in technical education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During its first half-century, the Texas State | ||
| Technical College System has produced nearly 100,000 graduates | ||
| and has truly lived up to the vision of its founders by becoming | ||
| one of the most sophisticated technical and vocational | ||
| institutions in the nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby designate April 22, 2015, as Texas State | ||
| Technical College Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| college's administration, staff, and students sincere best wishes | ||
| for a memorable 50th anniversary celebration; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Texas State Technical College as a memento of this special day. | ||
| Birdwell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 14, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
