1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 576

        1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

        1-3     recognizing El Paso Community College on the excellent educational

        1-4     services it provides El Paso County residents; and

        1-5           WHEREAS, For the past 25 years, El Paso Community College has

        1-6     served over one million El Paso County residents; offering a wide

        1-7     array of courses, from English, mathematics, and science to plastic

        1-8     injection molding, welding, and nursing, the college has received

        1-9     large grants from the United States Department of Education for

       1-10     its exemplary programs; and

       1-11           WHEREAS, A first-rate institution, El Paso Community College

       1-12     has earned national recognition for its curriculum development,

       1-13     staff training, assessment and evaluation, workforce training,

       1-14     and English as a Second Language and literacy training; and

       1-15           WHEREAS, The college recently received a $1.1 million

       1-16     grant from the Texas Skills Development Fund to work with local

       1-17     manufacturers who need to provide training for their employees;

       1-18     the money is a tremendous asset to the El Paso economy and will

       1-19     multiply many times over as the newly trained employees earn

       1-20     better wages and new jobs are created; and

       1-21           WHEREAS, The El Paso Community College employs nearly 3,000

       1-22     faculty and staff members, and the local business volume generated

       1-23     from the college exceeds $100 million annually; and

        2-1           WHEREAS, Since April is National Community College Month,

        2-2     it is appropriate to express today appreciation for the many

        2-3     educational opportunities that El Paso Community College offers

        2-4     the citizens of El Paso County; now, therefore, be it

        2-5           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

        2-6     75th Legislature, hereby commend El Paso Community College on

        2-7     its exceptional curriculum and on the many benefits it provides

        2-8     our state; and, be it further

        2-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

       2-10     El Paso Community College as an expression of esteem from the

       2-11     Texas Senate.

       2-12                                                               Shapleigh

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       2-14                                          President of the Senate

       2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-17                                  on April 24, 1997.

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       2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate