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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Hispanic Association of Colleges and |
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Universities has introduced a new affiliation category to bring |
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together college presidents and public school superintendents to |
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help increase the educational success of Hispanic students; and |
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WHEREAS, Now celebrating 20 years of working for Hispanic |
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achievement in education, HACU is a national advocacy group based |
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in San Antonio that represents more than 450 colleges worldwide; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing that student achievement in college |
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begins with a strong educational foundation laid in primary, |
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middle, and high school, HACU has established the Hispanic-Serving |
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School District (HSSD) to unite administrators serving Hispanic |
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students in an effort to develop a national agenda for increasing |
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these students' high school graduation and college enrollment |
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rates; and |
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WHEREAS, Potentially encompassing 1,600 school districts |
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nationwide, an HSSD is defined as a district whose student |
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enrollment is at least 25 percent Hispanic; currently, there are |
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HSSD affiliates in Texas, Arizona, Connecticut, New Mexico, and |
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Illinois; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of HACU president Dr. Antonio |
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Flores, San Antonio HSSD program manager Jeanette Morales will help |
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area K-12 superintendents and college administrators work toward |
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easing Hispanic students' transition into college; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Hispanic |
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Association of Colleges and Universities for their dedication to |
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improving educational opportunities for Hispanic students through |
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this innovative and far-sighted program; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities |
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as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Castro |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 278 was adopted by the House on March |
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1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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