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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alvin Community College is celebrating its 70th |
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anniversary in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Approved by voters in the Alvin Independent School |
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District in 1948, the college was first administered by district |
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officials; it initially operated as part of Alvin High School, |
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serving 134 students in grades 11 through 14; later, a separate |
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facility was built for college-level academic work, and additional |
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faculty members were hired; the standards of the Southern |
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Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools were met in 1959, and |
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Alvin Community College moved to its present campus in 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, A separate administration, tax district, and |
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college board were established in the 1971-1972 academic year for |
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the newly created Alvin Junior College District; a few years later, |
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citizens voted to almost double the geographical size of the |
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district, and in 1975, voters approved an $8 million bond issue to |
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meet the demands of growing enrollment; the service area was |
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expanded further in 1998 with the founding of the Pearland Center, |
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and in 2005, a nearly $20 million bond issue was approved to provide |
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for a new science/health science building; continuing its |
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partnership with the Pearland Independent School District, the |
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college provides classes at Robert Turner College and Career High |
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School; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2017, the college achieved a record high |
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enrollment of more than 5,800, and it now offers courses at 15 |
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different locations; designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution |
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by the U.S. Department of Education, it is also one of 67 colleges |
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in the country included in the Second Chance Pell pilot program; |
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moreover, on four occasions, it has been named among the nation's |
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top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past seven decades, Alvin Community College |
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has played a vital role in the community, providing students with |
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the educational resources required to build a bright and prosperous |
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future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 70th anniversary of Alvin |
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Community College and extend to all those associated with this |
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noteworthy institution sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thompson of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1119 was adopted by the House on April |
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18, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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