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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 101
BY SENATOR DORSEY
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate participants of YouthBuild Capital City upon their motivation
to do well for themselves and become productive members of society and the
workforce.
WHEREAS, YouthBuild Capital City is a federally funded program that targets at-
risk young adults between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four that are at an eighth grade
or lower reading level and have yet to receive their high school diplomas; and
WHEREAS, the goal of YouthBuild Capital City is to provide students with
educational assistance and direction towards the achievement of their G.E.D., which is an
essential step in obtaining a meaningful, rewarding and sustainable future, and to offer them
training to obtain a career in the trade of construction; and
WHEREAS, YouthBuild Capital City begins the process of moving the students into
the career of construction by utilizing the National Center for Construction Education and
Research (NCCER), which is both a state and nationally recognized Core Curriculum, a
basic Trainee Apprenticeship Preparation (TAP) that provides safety, construction math,
introduction to hand and power tools, and rigging and blueprint reading; and
WHEREAS, in addition to classroom and lab training, participants also receive
OHSA training and certification for construction, and then begin actual on-the-job training
as crews working on refurbishing projects for the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing
Authority; and
WHEREAS, YouthBuild Capital City works diligently with the students of the
program to help them develop an understanding and mastery of day-to-day life and job
skills, including social skills, effective ways to do job searching, completing employment
applications, interview etiquette and fiscal responsibility training; and SR NO. 101 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, through perseverance and their involvement with YouthBuild Capital
City, these young adults have formed a solid foundation, which will serve them well in their
future endeavors.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
commends and congratulates the students who have participated in YouthBuild Capital City
for making the effort to rebuild their lives and their communities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
YouthBuild Capital City.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE