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A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education 1
Month in Kentucky and February 13, 2024, as Career and Technical Education Student 2
Leadership Day. 3
WHEREAS, the Association for Career and Technical Education established the 4
theme "Celebrate Today, Own Tomorrow!" for Career and Technical Education (CTE) 5
Month, February 2024; and 6
WHEREAS, the Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education 7
commemorates CTE Month with CTE Student Leadership Day on February 13, 2024; 8
and 9
WHEREAS, approximately 400 representatives of Kentucky's CTE programs and 10
their advisers are participating in CTE Student Leadership Day, which consists of a 11
formal citizenship educational program and the opportunity to tour the State Capitol and 12
meet with their representatives and senators; and 13
WHEREAS, CTE Student Organizations provide secondary and postsecondary 14
students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and further explore possible career 15
options, both of which enhance their ability to achieve success in life and become future 16
leaders in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and 17
WHEREAS, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State President 18
Maura Hartman, a student at Mason County High School, Future Business Leaders of 19
America (FBLA) State President Katie Switzer, a student at Nicholas County High 20
School; and FBLA Region 5 President Joseph Hazelett, a student at Mason County High 21
School, represent all CTE Student Organization members and CTE students before this 22
body today; 23
NOW, THEREFORE, 24
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 25
Kentucky: 26
Section 1. The members of the Senate proudly recognize February 13, 2024, as 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1975
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Career and Technical Education Student Leadership Day and February 2024 as Career 1
and Technical Education Month. 2
Section 2. The members of the Senate recognize Maura Hartman, Katie 3
Switzer, and Joseph Hazelett on behalf of all CTE student organization members and 4
CTE students and advisers across the Commonwealth who participate in these 5
organizations for their exemplary leadership. 6
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 7
Resolution to Senator Stephen West. 8