Bill Text: TX HR2005 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the importance of postsecondary education for persons with intellectual disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2005-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2005 | ||
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| 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 | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| 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 | ||
