Bill Text: TX SR93 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating February of 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR93 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR93-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, February of 2019 has been designated National | ||
Career and Technical Education Month; and | ||
WHEREAS, For more than a century, career and technical | ||
education has offered students in secondary school the | ||
opportunity to gain academic, technical, and employability | ||
skills that will help them achieve true career readiness; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nearly 1.4 million Texas students are enrolled in | ||
one or more career and technical education courses in 1,207 | ||
school districts and charter schools throughout the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, These students participate in authentic, | ||
meaningful experiences which improve the quality of their | ||
education by offering opportunities to apply academic knowledge | ||
and skills from across the curriculum; and | ||
WHEREAS, Career and technical education is a vital and | ||
integral part of the Foundation High School Program and offers | ||
students pathways to earn recognized endorsements, performance | ||
acknowledgements, and industry-validated credentials; and | ||
WHEREAS, There are numerous career and technical student | ||
organizations in this state, and these organizations instill in | ||
their members the values, knowledge, and skills to be patriotic | ||
citizens prepared to fully engage as effective leaders in the | ||
formidable and noble task of self-government in our | ||
constitutional republic; and | ||
WHEREAS, Career and technical education contributes | ||
significantly to college readiness; it provides students with | ||
career exploration opportunities early in their educational | ||
experience, which enables them to make informed decisions about | ||
their academic coursework, programs of study, and career | ||
pathways, and integrated programs of study link secondary and | ||
postsecondary education; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ensuring that employers have access to a | ||
qualified workforce is a crucial part of maintaining | ||
productivity among the business and industry communities and | ||
promoting continued American economic growth and global | ||
competitiveness; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February of 2019 as Career and | ||
Technical Education Month in Texas and welcome to the Texas | ||
Capitol the elected student leaders of the various career and | ||
technical student organizations, congratulate them on their | ||
achievements, thank them for their leadership of their fellow | ||
students, and wish them a productive, insightful day of | ||
witnessing the legislative process. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 30, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |