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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, High school students from across the Lone Star State |
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are gathering in Austin on February 14, 2011, for Texas SkillsUSA |
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Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas SkillsUSA is a nonprofit organization that |
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encourages students in trade and industry education to develop |
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essential skills such as communication and teamwork while also |
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gaining a competitive edge in the job market; teachers benefit as |
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well by enhancing their occupational education programs and gaining |
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local business support and participation; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1948, Texas SkillsUSA now has more than |
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1,000 chapters at public and trade/technical schools and serves |
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over 15,000 student and professional members who are enrolled in |
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trade, technical, industrial, and health occupation programs; the |
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organization helps coordinate the efforts of educators, |
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administrators, corporations, labor organizations, trade |
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associations, and government agencies in order to meet the nation's |
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need for a globally competitive, educated, and skilled workforce; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Taking part in Texas SkillsUSA Day are seven of the |
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organization's officers; Austin Scarborough of Duncanville High |
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School is the state president and is enrolled in the Career and |
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Technical Education engineering program, and C. J. DeHart of |
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Westwood High School in Austin is the state secretary and is in the |
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CTE graphic design program; the other officers are all in the CTE |
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criminal justice program; Gabby Espinosa of the Townview Law Magnet |
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School in Dallas is state vice president, Jaime Jimenez, also from |
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the Townview Law Magnet School, is the state parliamentarian, Marco |
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Cavazos of Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville is the state |
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historian, Cristina Lopez, who also attends Homer Hanna High |
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School, is the state reporter, and Samantha Allen of New Braunfels |
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High School is the state treasurer; and |
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WHEREAS, These fine young Texans are doing an exceptional job |
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of furthering the mission of Texas SkillsUSA, and this beneficial |
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organization is indeed deserving of praise for its success in |
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preparing young people to become productive members of the |
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workforce; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 14, 2011, as Texas SkillsUSA |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 417 was adopted by the House on February |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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