Bill Text: VA HJR1062 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Jane Strauss.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1062ER) [HJR1062 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR1062-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Jane Strauss, Dranesville District representative on the Fairfax County School Board, is retiring from her position in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Jane Strauss was on the Fairfax County School Board from 1991 to 1993 and since 1996, serving as board vice chair in 2000 and chair in 2001 and 2011; and
WHEREAS, Jane Strauss has been active in education for over 30 years as a former elementary and preschool teacher, past president of both the Franklin Sherman Elementary School Parent Teacher Association and the Fairfax County Council of PTAs, and past chair of the latter organization's education and budget committees; and
WHEREAS, Jane Strauss has served on numerous education and youth affairs committees including the Fairfax County Public Schools Career and Technical Preparation Task Force, the Division Planning Committee, the Citizens Bond Committee, and the Fairfax Framework for Student Success Committee; and
WHEREAS, the community and students of Fairfax County are indebted to Jane Strauss for her many years of service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Jane Strauss, Dranesville District representative on the Fairfax County School Board, on the occasion of her retirement; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jane Strauss as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.