Bill Text: TX HR1690 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Montserrat Garibay on her appointment as senior advisor for labor relations in the Office of the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1690 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1690-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1690 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Montserrat Garibay has been named senior advisor for | ||
| labor relations in the Office of the Secretary of the United States | ||
| Department of Education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An educator and longtime champion of workers, | ||
| Ms. Garibay served for more than three years as secretary-treasurer | ||
| of the Texas AFL-CIO; she was the first Latina, the first immigrant, | ||
| and the second woman to hold one of the state organization's highest | ||
| offices; during her tenure, she negotiated two union contracts and | ||
| mobilized Texans to vote in the 2020 election; she established the | ||
| Texas AFL-CIO's citizenship campaign and worked tirelessly to | ||
| ensure an accurate count in the 2020 U.S. Census, guiding the | ||
| training of union members as census ambassadors and organizing | ||
| phone banks to promote full participation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Garibay oversaw the launch of food drives with | ||
| the Central Texas Food Bank to help union members in need; in | ||
| addition, she supported leadership development for women and young | ||
| activists, co-leading the implementation of the Ruth Ellinger Labor | ||
| Leaders School and managing the inaugural Texas AFL-CIO Women's | ||
| Summit; she also advanced engagement in two vital issues by | ||
| establishing the Racial Justice Task Force and the Climate Justice | ||
| Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Garibay came to the United States from Mexico | ||
| City and became a citizen two decades later; a graduate of The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin, she holds bachelor's degrees in | ||
| applied learning and development and in Spanish language teaching | ||
| and a master's degree in bilingual education; she taught bilingual | ||
| pre-kindergarten in the Austin Independent School District for | ||
| eight years and began her career in the labor movement as vice | ||
| president for certified employees for Education Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Montserrat Garibay has made a positive difference in | ||
| the lives of countless Texans as both an educator and a fearless | ||
| voice for working families, and the Department of Education is | ||
| indeed fortunate to benefit from her experience and expertise in | ||
| both realms; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Montserrat Garibay on her | ||
| appointment as senior advisor for labor relations in the Office of | ||
| the Secretary of the United States Department of Education and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Garibay as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Neave | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1690 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
