Bill Text: TX SR659 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 30, 2019, as Latinas in Action Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - Reported enrolled [SR659 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR659-Enrolled.html
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, Members of the Latina Leadership Institute, an | ||
| initiative of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, are | ||
| gathering in Austin on April 30, 2019, in celebration of Latinas | ||
| in Action Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A nonpartisan and issue-neutral program, the | ||
| Latina Leadership Institute was established in 2015 with the | ||
| mission of achieving greater representation for Hispanic women | ||
| in elected and appointed offices at the local, state, and | ||
| national levels; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The six-month program provides a highly | ||
| personalized experience tailored to help each Latina leader | ||
| master the competencies she needs to pursue her political | ||
| aspirations; participants benefit from a supportive environment | ||
| for learning and skill practice and from the personal insights | ||
| and perspectives of a group of facilitators and keynote speakers | ||
| that includes political figures, community and business leaders, | ||
| and experts from academia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By helping Hispanic women recognize and build on | ||
| their talents, the Latina Leadership Institute is contributing | ||
| significantly to their potential to take on leadership roles and | ||
| to ultimately make a positive difference in their community, | ||
| state, and nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby honor the members of the Latina Leadership | ||
| Institute program on the occasion of their visit to the State | ||
| Capitol for Latinas in Action Day and extend to them sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Menéndez, Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 30, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
