Bill Text: TX HCR85 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating the first Friday in May as Career and Technical Education Letter of Intent Signing Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-24 - Received from the House [HCR85 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR85-Introduced.html
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| By: Talarico | H.C.R. No. 85 | |
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| WHEREAS, CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day is held each year at | ||
| schools across the country to honor students who have chosen to | ||
| pursue career and technical education as a means of acquiring | ||
| real-world skills to compete in the workforce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Similar to the signing day celebrations that are | ||
| held when young athletes declare which college they will attend, | ||
| CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day recognizes the important | ||
| commitment that career and technical education students are making | ||
| by undertaking these studies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Around 12.5 million American high school and college | ||
| students are enrolled in CTE courses, which encompass a variety of | ||
| occupational fields, including agriculture, construction, | ||
| manufacturing, computer science, and health care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to gaining specific career-related | ||
| knowledge, participants in CTE programs learn such essential skills | ||
| as time management, problem solving, and critical thinking, which | ||
| better prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of the | ||
| workplace; these programs motivate and engage students by providing | ||
| hands-on activities in which they can further their expertise and | ||
| interact with community members, potential employers, and students | ||
| and teachers who share their vocational interests; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Career and technical education is offering a path to | ||
| success in the 21st-century economy while helping to address the | ||
| urgent need for skilled labor in high-demand industries, and it is | ||
| enabling numerous Texans to secure gainful employment and lead | ||
| productive, fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the first Friday in May as Career and Technical | ||
| Education Letter of Intent Signing Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
