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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 115
BY REPRESENTATIVE KLECKLEY
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as Louisiana
Community and Technical College System Workforce Experience Day at the capitol
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To recognize Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as the Louisiana Community and Technical2
College System Workforce Experience Day at the capitol.3
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have provided high-4
quality academic and workforce training programs in fifty-five of Louisiana's sixty-four5
parishes since the creation of the system in 1999; and6
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges offer certificates,7
technical diplomas, and degrees in more than one hundred fields including industry-based8
certifications and the Louisiana Transfer Degree to create workforce solutions for business9
and industry and provide opportunity and access to all citizens of Louisiana as a result of an10
open admissions policies; and11
WHEREAS, the thirteen colleges that make up the Louisiana Community and12
Technical College System enrolled tens of thousands of students in credit programs in 201313
as well as more than thirty-five thousand students in workforce contract training courses to14
meet immediate local workforce demands; and15
WHEREAS, programs such as WorkReady U served more than thirty-two thousand16
Adult Basic Education students at over two hundred sites statewide and out-performed the17
national average by six percent; and18
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges awarded twenty-five19
thousand certificates, technical diplomas, and degrees in 2013 as a result of a continuing20
mission to improve the lives of students and meet the workforce needs of the state; and21 HLS 14RS-3582 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, four colleges in the Louisiana Community and Technical College1
System were named the fastest-growing community and technical colleges in the nation in2
2013; and3
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges are successfully enrolling4
and retaining more students than ever before as evidenced by the fact that in 2013, three of5
the colleges had their largest graduating classes to date; and6
WHEREAS, the community and technical colleges have made it a priority to build7
mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, to make strategic investments, and to align8
programs and curricula to meet local and statewide industry needs; and9
WHEREAS, the community and technical colleges have worked collaboratively with10
the state's four-year public universities to establish articulation agreements; and11
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have worked diligently12
to ensure that students receive a world-class education at an affordable price in a nurturing13
and rigorous environment that will prepare them for a rewarding career; and14
WHEREAS, the faculty, staff, chancellors, and directors have dedicated their lives15
and put their professional reputations on the line for the advancement of the students and the16
communities they serve; and17
WHEREAS, Louisiana is served by the good works of its community and technical18
colleges across the state, and citizens can be confident in looking to community and19
technical colleges as a solution to the state's educational and workforce development needs.20
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby21
recognize Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as Louisiana Community and Technical College22
System Workforce Experience Day at the capitol and does hereby commend the dedicated23
work and the contributions of the employees and students of the Louisiana Community and24
Technical College System to the great state of Louisiana.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted26
to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors and27
System President Monty Sullivan.28 HLS 14RS-3582 ORIGINAL
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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)]
Kleckley HCR No. 115
Recognizes Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System Workforce Experience Day at the capitol.