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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 316
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join the participating academies, students, and supporters of |
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the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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Initiative in celebrating T-STEM Awareness Week; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and |
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Mathematics Initiative seeks to increase the number of students |
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entering postsecondary studies and careers in these subjects and |
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to align economic development with the growth of a workforce |
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skilled in these vital fields; it brings together the public and |
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private sectors to support integration of these subjects into |
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classrooms and to promote teacher recruitment and preparation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and |
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Mathematics Initiative is one of the nation's largest, with 51 |
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academies teaching more than 17,000 students, and its seven |
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professional development centers serve more than 2,800 teachers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The demands of today's complex and changing world |
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will require an ever-growing number of citizens educated in these |
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critical subjects; it is truly fitting that this exemplary |
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initiative be recognized for its efforts to meet this demand; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend the academies, students, and |
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supporters of the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and |
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Mathematics Initiative on their exemplary work in promoting the |
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importance of these vital subjects and extend to them best wishes |
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for a successful T-STEM Awareness Week; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Shapiro |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 23, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |