Bill Text: TX HR58 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Dallas Association for Bilingual Education for its outstanding record of service to the community and congratulating its 2014 officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR58 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR58-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 58 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Dallas Association for Bilingual Education | ||
| (DABE) works to enhance the quality of education provided for | ||
| Dallas area children and to ensure the equality of educational | ||
| opportunity available to all segments of the community's diverse | ||
| population; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing the special educational needs of | ||
| schoolchildren with limited English-speaking ability and committed | ||
| to addressing those needs, concerned members of the Dallas | ||
| education community founded DABE to promote bilingual, | ||
| multicultural programs of instruction in the Dallas Independent | ||
| School District and other school districts in the North Texas | ||
| Metroplex area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Underlying the programs and methods advocated by the | ||
| association is the fundamental premise that equality of educational | ||
| opportunity can be achieved through bilingual education without | ||
| sacrificing the equally important goal of academic excellence; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By promoting bilingual education and multicultural | ||
| programs for every student, the association hopes not only to | ||
| provide a quality education for students with limited English | ||
| proficiency but also to instill in all schoolchildren an | ||
| appreciation of the contributions made by every group in an | ||
| ethnically and culturally diverse society; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1986, DABE has been affiliated with the Texas | ||
| Association for Bilingual Education and has been active in | ||
| statewide efforts to address relevant issues at the state and | ||
| national levels as well as at the local level; since joining forces | ||
| with the state organization, the Dallas association has greatly | ||
| expanded its reach, increasing its ability to serve as an | ||
| educational resource, to provide training for teachers operating in | ||
| a bilingual classroom environment, and to take a multifaceted, | ||
| comprehensive approach in furthering its objectives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 2014 installation of DABE officers provides a | ||
| fitting opportunity to recognize this fine organization and to | ||
| commend all involved on their impressive achievements; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Dallas Association for Bilingual | ||
| Education on its outstanding record of service to the community and | ||
| its noteworthy dedication to its goal of improving the quality of | ||
| education provided in this state and congratulate the 2014 DABE | ||
| officers; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the association as an expression of high esteem by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Alonzo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 58 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
