H.R. No. 2005

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Postsecondary education offers numerous
	opportunities and benefits for young people, including those with
	intellectual disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, Education is a key determinant for the future
	success of students with intellectual disabilities, much as it is
	for the general population; research studies have found that
	persons with disabilities who attend college are significantly more
	likely to obtain competitive employment with higher wages, live
	with less support, and play an active role in their communities; and
	WHEREAS, College can foster academic as well as personal
	growth by allowing students to explore new interests, pursue goals,
	and form friendships, and the experience of studying alongside
	peers without disabilities can have a positive effect on
	self-esteem; moreover, postsecondary education can provide a
	healthy challenge to students with intellectual disabilities that
	segregated school programs do not, and maintaining high
	expectations for these students is vital to their success; and
	WHEREAS, A range of federal laws and initiatives exists to
	help persons with intellectual disabilities seamlessly transition
	into places of higher learning and to encourage the establishment
	of inclusive programs; from 2002 to 2010, the number of college
	programs open to students with intellectual disabilities increased
	from 4 to more than 250, according to the Administration on
	Developmental Disabilities; even so, too few people with
	intellectual disabilities advance to postsecondary education, in
	part because programs that accommodate them do not exist within
	their communities; and
	WHEREAS, Regardless of ability, all students stand to gain
	from the rigor, resources, and advantages afforded by a quality
	postsecondary education, and its increased accessibility is indeed
	an endeavor worthy of support; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize the importance of postsecondary
	education for persons with intellectual disabilities in attaining a
	secure and rewarding livelihood.
	Naishtat
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2005 was adopted by the House on May 17,
	2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House