By Sadler H.R. No. 124 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. Gonzalo Gomez Dacal is an exemplary educator 1-2 who has proven himself to be a true friend to the schoolchildren 1-3 and educators of Texas through his role with Spain's Ministry of 1-4 Education and Culture as education counselor to the Spanish 1-5 Ambassador to the United States; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Memorandum of Understanding that Dr. Gomez Dacal 1-7 cosigned with former Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses and 1-8 current commissioner of education and former chair of the State 1-9 Board for Educator Certification Jim Nelson, has introduced a 1-10 number of significant educational initiatives that have promoted 1-11 increased understanding between Texas and Spain through important 1-12 cultural exchanges; and 1-13 WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Embassy of Spain, this 1-14 esteemed gentleman has awarded a full scholarship for summer study 1-15 to an outstanding Texas student of Spanish each year through the 1-16 Texas Foreign Language Association, as well as the prestigious Ruta 1-17 Quetzal Scholarship, which enables its recipient to travel and 1-18 study in Spain and the Americas; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Recognizing the critical role teachers play in the 1-20 development of talented students, Dr. Gomez Dacal has also annually 1-21 awarded a full scholarship to the recipient of the Texas Foreign 1-22 Language Association Spanish Teacher of the Year award and numerous 2-1 partial scholarships to the state's Spanish and bilingual education 2-2 teachers for summer study at Spanish universities; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The steadfast support of Texas schools and 2-4 universities that Dr. Gomez Dacal has demonstrated has resulted in 2-5 the assignment of several full-time consultative and support 2-6 positions to Texas for the purpose of providing complimentary 2-7 technical and advisory assistance to Texas educational 2-8 institutions, and his myriad efforts to enhance academic 2-9 achievement in this state truly merit special legislative 2-10 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby commend Dr. Gonzalo Gomez Dacal on his 2-13 extraordinary contributions in behalf of Texas students and 2-14 teachers and extend to him best wishes for continued success and 2-15 happiness; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for Dr. Gomez Dacal as an expression of high regard by the 2-18 Texas House of Representatives. BEGCAPTION 2-19 Honoring Dr. Gonzalo Gomez Dacal on his extraordinary contributions 2-20 in behalf of Texas students and teachers. 2-21 ENDCAPTION