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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 210
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WHEREAS, In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, |
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educators and business and political leaders recognized a need |
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for practical, hands-on vocational education programs to augment |
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the traditional study of classical academic subjects; and |
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WHEREAS, United States Senator Hoke Smith, following the |
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recommendations of the Commission on National Aid to Vocational |
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Education, introduced S. 703 on December 7, 1915; Representative |
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Dudley Hughes laid out a companion bill, HB 11250, on February |
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10, 1916; these initiatives received bipartisan support in |
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Congress, and the Smith-Hughes Act was signed into law by |
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President Woodrow Wilson on February 23, 1917; and |
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WHEREAS, This landmark legislation granted financial |
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support to the states with the autonomy to develop career and |
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technical education systems; today, 15 million American students |
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participate in some form of vocational education in 16 |
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cutting-edge career areas, and more than one million of those are |
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Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, as a result of the Smith-Hughes |
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National Vocational Education Act, numerous outstanding youth |
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leadership development organizations such as the Future Business |
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Leaders of America, the National FFA Organization, and |
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SkillsUSA, were established and became vital additions to |
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vocational educational programs; it is truly fitting that the |
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impetus behind these exceptional programs receive special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby proclaim February 23, 2017, as Smith-Hughes |
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Day and call on Texans to join Americans across the nation in |
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supporting the educators and programs that help prepare young |
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people to become productive, contributing members of society; |
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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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Kolkhorst |
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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 15, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |