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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the members of the Texas State Technical College |
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delegation, who are visiting Austin on February 27, 2019, to |
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celebrate Texas State Technical College Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Texas State Technical |
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College has served as the state's premier two-year institution |
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for technical education and has provided highly specialized |
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training in advanced and emerging technology fields; and |
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WHEREAS, The college's 10 campuses offer more than 120 |
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associate degrees and certificates in 67 program areas and help |
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to prepare students for high-wage jobs in a broad range of |
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technical fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas State Technical College provides Texas a |
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skilled workforce for Texas industry and is the number one single |
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Texas provider of welders, electrical line workers, diesel |
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mechanics, and electrical power and control technicians; the |
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college is the number two single provider in Texas for |
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instrumentation technology technicians and aerospace |
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technicians; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas State Technical College students have |
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repeatedly demonstrated the quality of the college's programs by |
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outperforming thousands of students from across the country in |
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Skills USA competitions and bringing home to Texas 21 national |
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championships since 2004, more than all other Texas schools |
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combined; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas State Technical College, with its |
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first-of-its-kind 100 percent performance-based state funding |
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formula and its "Money-Back Tuition Guarantee" to students, |
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stands as a national model for innovation and technical training |
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among all institutions of higher education; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the administrator and leadership of |
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Texas State Technical College for their many exceptional |
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achievements and extend to the faculty, staff, and students |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Texas State Technical College as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell, Buckingham, |
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Huffman, Hughes, |
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Kolkhorst, Lucio, |
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Perry, Schwertner |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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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 27, |
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2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |