H.R. No. 515


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Junior College Student Government Association, comprising numerous institutions of higher learning and representing more than 450,000 students, provides a valuable forum for student leaders at junior and community colleges throughout the state; and WHEREAS, Each spring, in pursuit of educational opportunities and exchanges among participating member schools, the association holds an annual convention attended by approximately 400 to 500 students; and WHEREAS, In alternating years, the association traditionally has met in the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives in Austin, where attendees use the final day to pass resolutions and to elect officers for the coming year; and WHEREAS, The Texas Junior College Student Government Association has again requested that privilege to be exercised on April 17, 2005; and WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the Texas House of Representatives show its support for this exemplary organization and help cultivate the leaders of the future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, in accordance with house rules and the policies of the Committee on House Administration, hereby grant permission to the Texas Junior College Student Government Association to use the house chamber on April 17, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., provided the house is not in session at that time. Swinford ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 515 was adopted by the House on April 7, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House