R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Throughout the nation, Americans are seeking
1-2 innovative solutions to improve our public education system, and
1-3 some of the most successful programs during the past two decades
1-4 have been those implemented by the Association of Texas
1-5 Professional Educators (ATPE); and
1-6 WHEREAS, ATPE has strived to further education as a
1-7 profession since 1980 by promoting the highest standards and
1-8 developing training activities to bolster teachers' expertise; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Formed by a handful of Texas educators, ATPE has
1-10 increased in membership from 18,000 at its inception to more than
1-11 100,000 members today, making it the largest professional
1-12 educator's association in Texas; ATPE has grown and prospered while
1-13 continuing to meet the demanding challenges and expectations of
1-14 educators and of the many children attending school in the Lone
1-15 Star State; and
1-16 WHEREAS, This estimable association has forged partnerships
1-17 with parents, businesses, communities, and the government to
1-18 provide countless services that enable educators and schoolchildren
1-19 to reach their highest potential; and
1-20 WHEREAS, ATPE has benefited greatly from the astute
1-21 leadership of its 2000-2001 ATPE state officers Susie Thrash, Tim
1-22 Fogarty, Sheila Fields, Don Cotten, and Connie Kilday, and ATPE's
1-23 region directors, presidents, and other volunteer officials; and
1-24 WHEREAS, By coordinating efforts to address the serious
2-1 issues that educators and children confront on a daily basis,
2-2 members of ATPE have served as a unifying force in improving
2-3 education, and their initiatives have had a positive impact
2-4 throughout the entire State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby recognize January 22, 2001, as Association of
2-7 Texas Professional Educators Day and that it commend the members of
2-8 ATPE for the continued enhancement of education in Texas; and, be
2-9 it further
2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11 prepared for the Association of Texas Professional Educators as an
2-12 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Telford
Sadler
Laney Glaze Menendez
Alexander Goodman Merritt
Allen Goolsby Miller
Averitt Gray Moreno of Harris
Bailey Green Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bonnen Gutierrez Mowery
Bosse Haggerty Naishtat
Brimer Hamric Najera
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Noriega
Burnam Hawley Oliveira
Callegari Heflin Olivo
Capelo Hilbert Pickett
Carter Hilderbran Pitts
Chavez Hill Puente
Chisum Hinojosa Ramsay
Christian Hochberg Rangel
Clark Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Homer Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hope Ritter
Corte Hopson Sadler
Counts Howard Salinas
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Craddick Hupp Shields
Crownover Isett Smith
Danburg Janek Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solomons
Delisi Jones of Dallas Swinford
Denny Junell Talton
Deshotel Keel Telford
Driver Keffer Thompson
Dukes King of Parker Tillery
Dunnam King of Uvalde Truitt
Dutton Kitchen Turner of Coleman
Edwards Kolkhorst Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Krusee Uher
Eiland Kuempel Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Tarrant Villarreal
Ellis Lewis of Orange Walker
Farabee Longoria West
Farrar Luna Williams
Flores McCall Wilson
Gallego McClendon Wise
Garcia McReynolds Wohlgemuth
George Madden Wolens
Geren Marchant Woolley
Giddings Martinez Fischer Yarbrough
Maxey Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 73 was adopted by the House on
January 22, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House