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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
BY SENATOR MIZELL
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, March 20, 2018, as the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System Workforce Experience Day at the state capitol and commend the dedicated
work and contributions of the employees and students of LCTCS to the state.
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have provided
high-quality academic and workforce training programs since the creation of the system in
1999, offer credentials such as certificates, technical diplomas, industry based certifications
and associate degrees in high-demand, high-income industries, and provide workforce
solutions for business and industry; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
(LCTCS) enrolled more than 131,000 students in credit, noncredit workforce training, and
adult education programs; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Louisiana's community and technical colleges graduated more
than 24,000 students with eighty percent graduating in high-demand, high-income programs;
and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Louisiana's community and technical colleges had more than
15,000 students transfer to various four-year universities; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, WorkReady U, Louisiana's comprehensive adult education
system, served tens of thousands of undereducated and underemployed Louisiana citizens
ranked fifteenth in the nation in basic skills attainment, and outpaced the national
measurable skills gain average by three percent and the southern average by six percent; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's community and technical colleges have made it a priority
to build mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, to make strategic investments, and
to align programs and curricula to meet local and statewide industry needs; and
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WHEREAS, the faculty and staff and leadership team have dedicated their lives and
put their professional reputations on the line for the advancement of the students and the
communities they serve; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is served by the good works of LCTCS across the state and
her citizens can be confident in looking to LCTCS for solutions to all manner of challenges.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Tuesday, March 20, 2018, as Louisiana Community and Technical
College System Louisiana Workforce Experience Day at the state capitol and does hereby
commend the dedicated work and contributions of the employees and students of LCTCS
to the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
LCTCS Board of Supervisors and System President Monty Sullivan.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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