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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 163
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARTER
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, June 4, 2012, as Microsoft IT
Academy Day
A RESOLUTION1
To recognize Monday, June 4, 2012, as Microsoft IT Academy Day.2
WHEREAS, Microsoft, as part of its corporate mission, endeavors to improve the3
lives and educational opportunities of all children in the United States of America; and4
WHEREAS, Microsoft strives to constantly invent and put into use products and5
services which leverage technology for the benefit of learning for all children, including6
children with special needs; and7
WHEREAS, Microsoft has selected Louisiana to be a participant in the Microsoft IT8
Academy program; and9
WHEREAS, in partnership with the state Department of Education, the Microsoft10
IT Academy Program will train high school children to become Microsoft Technician11
Certified upon graduation from high school; and12
WHEREAS, more than one thousand eight hundred job openings for Microsoft13
Technicians currently exist in the state of Louisiana, with an average starting salary in excess14
of fifty thousand dollars annually; and15
WHEREAS, in furtherance of educational advancement in Louisiana, Microsoft has16
demonstrated for members of the legislature how its KINECT product can be used as an17
interactive educational tool for children and teachers, allowing children to learn valuable18
information in an engaging and interactive fashion; and19
WHEREAS, Microsoft's KINECT has also been an effective tool in assisting with20
the education of children with special needs in the United States, particularly children with21 HLS 12RS-5189 ORIGINAL
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autism.1
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the2
Legislature of Louisiana hereby recognizes Monday, June 4, 2012, as Microsoft IT Academy3
Day at the Legislature.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted5
to Andrew Wise.6
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Carter HR No. 163
Recognizes Monday, June 4, 2012, as Microsoft IT Academy Day.