HLS 16RS-3352 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 102
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, April 28, 2016, as Louisiana
Community and Technical College System Workforce Experience and Taste of
Louisiana Day at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Thursday, April 28, 2016, as Louisiana Community and Technical College
3 System Workforce Experience and Taste of Louisiana Day at the state capitol.
4 WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have provided high-
5quality academic and workforce training programs since the creation of the system in 1999
6and offer credentials such as certificates, technical diplomas, industry-based certifications,
7and associate degrees in high-demand, high-income industries, and provide workforce
8solutions for business and industry; and
9 WHEREAS, in 2015, the thirteen colleges that make up the Louisiana Community
10and Technical College System enrolled more than 150,000 students in credit programs, non-
11credit workforce training programs, and adult education programs; and
12 WHEREAS, in 2015, Louisiana's community and technical colleges had 21,743
13graduates, its largest graduating class ever, seventy percent of whom graduated in programs
14that lead to high-demand, high-income careers; and
15 WHEREAS, in 2015, Louisiana's community and technical colleges had more than
1612,000 students transfer to various four-year universities, and these institutions have worked
17collaboratively with the state's baccalaureate degree granting public universities to establish
182 Plus 2 Programs, articulation agreements, and share best practices; and
19 WHEREAS, according to a recent study, WorkReady U, Louisiana's comprehensive
20adult education system designed to serve undereducated and underemployed citizens of the
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1state, ranked fifteenth in the nation when measured for basic skills attainment, and outpaced
2the national measurable skills average and the southern measurable skills average by three
3percent and six percent, respectively; and
4 WHEREAS, in 2015, six colleges in the Louisiana Community and Technical
5College System were named in a recent list of the fastest-growing community and technical
6colleges in the nation, and three colleges had their largest graduating classes ever; and
7 WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have made it a priority
8to build mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, to make strategic investments, and
9to align programs and curricula to meet local and statewide industry needs; and
10 WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have worked diligently
11to ensure that students receive a world-class education at an affordable price in a nurturing
12and rigorous environment that will prepare them for a rewarding career; and
13 WHEREAS, the faculty, staff, administration, and system board members and its
14employees have dedicated their lives and put their professional reputations on the line for
15the advancement of the students and the communities they serve; and
16 WHEREAS, Louisiana is served by the good works of its community and technical
17colleges across the state, and the citizens can be confident in looking to the Louisiana
18Community and Technical Colleges System for solutions to the state's educational and
19workforce development needs.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
21Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Thursday, April 28, 2016, as Louisiana
22Community and Technical College System Workforce Experience and Taste of Louisiana
23Day at the state capitol, and does hereby commend the dedicated work and the contributions
24of the employees and students of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
25to the great state of Louisiana.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
27to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System board of supervisors and system
28president Monty Sullivan.
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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)]
HR 102 Original 2016 Regular Session Barras
Designates Thurs., April 28, 2016, as La. Community and Technical College System
Workforce Experience and Taste of La. Day at the state capitol.
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