Bill Text: TX SR93 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating February of 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR93 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR93-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, February of 2019 has been designated National | ||
| Career and Technical Education Month; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a century, career and technical | ||
| education has offered students in secondary school the | ||
| opportunity to gain academic, technical, and employability | ||
| skills that will help them achieve true career readiness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nearly 1.4 million Texas students are enrolled in | ||
| one or more career and technical education courses in 1,207 | ||
| school districts and charter schools throughout the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These students participate in authentic, | ||
| meaningful experiences which improve the quality of their | ||
| education by offering opportunities to apply academic knowledge | ||
| and skills from across the curriculum; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Career and technical education is a vital and | ||
| integral part of the Foundation High School Program and offers | ||
| students pathways to earn recognized endorsements, performance | ||
| acknowledgements, and industry-validated credentials; and | ||
| WHEREAS, There are numerous career and technical student | ||
| organizations in this state, and these organizations instill in | ||
| their members the values, knowledge, and skills to be patriotic | ||
| citizens prepared to fully engage as effective leaders in the | ||
| formidable and noble task of self-government in our | ||
| constitutional republic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Career and technical education contributes | ||
| significantly to college readiness; it provides students with | ||
| career exploration opportunities early in their educational | ||
| experience, which enables them to make informed decisions about | ||
| their academic coursework, programs of study, and career | ||
| pathways, and integrated programs of study link secondary and | ||
| postsecondary education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ensuring that employers have access to a | ||
| qualified workforce is a crucial part of maintaining | ||
| productivity among the business and industry communities and | ||
| promoting continued American economic growth and global | ||
| competitiveness; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February of 2019 as Career and | ||
| Technical Education Month in Texas and welcome to the Texas | ||
| Capitol the elected student leaders of the various career and | ||
| technical student organizations, congratulate them on their | ||
| achievements, thank them for their leadership of their fellow | ||
| students, and wish them a productive, insightful day of | ||
| witnessing the legislative process. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 30, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
