Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 461
2	2	WHEREAS, The prosperity of Texas increasingly depends upon
3	3	highly educated and skilled workers, and six nonprofit workforce
4	4	development groups across the state have been greatly assisted in
5	5	their efforts by the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education
6	6	Grant Fund; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Established by the Texas Legislature in 2013, the
8	8	fund provides matching monies to regional partnerships of
9	9	community organizations, employers, and community colleges, with
10	10	the goal of helping to break the link between poverty and
11	11	undereducation; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The six workforce development organizations that
13	13	have received matching funds are Project QUEST in San Antonio,
14	14	the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement in the Rio
15	15	Grande Valley, Project ARRIBA in El Paso, Capital IDEA of Central
16	16	Texas, Skill QUEST in Dallas, and Capital IDEA Houston; more than
17	17	12,000 Texans have embarked on new careers in health care,
18	18	technology, and the trades through education supported by those
19	19	groups; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Since 2014, thanks to the matching funds, nearly
21	21	800 workers have started jobs in new industries at an average
22	22	hourly rate of $20.66; this year alone, the six organizations are
23	23	supporting the career education of 2,482 low-income individuals,
24	24	nearly half of whom are receiving training because of aid from
25	25	the fund; for every dollar invested, the six groups return
26	26	between $12.12 and $26.10 to the community, taxpayers, and
27	27	participants; moreover, in Central Texas, the graduates of
28	28	Capital IDEA send 70 percent of their children to college; and
29	29	WHEREAS, By augmenting the resources available to the six
30	30	participating workforce organizations, the Texas Innovative
31	31	Adult Career Education Grant Fund has improved outcomes in
32	32	developmental education, graduation rates, continuing attendance
33	33	in postsecondary institutions, and placement in high-skill
34	34	careers, and the staff and volunteers of those programs may take
35	35	great pride in helping the next generation of Texans prepare for
36	36	the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century; now,
37	37	therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
39	39	Legislature, hereby honor Project QUEST, the Valley Initiative
40	40	for Development and Advancement, Project ARRIBA, Capital IDEA of
41	41	Central Texas, Skill QUEST, and Capital IDEA Houston for their
42	42	commitment to strengthening the skills of Texas workers and for
43	43	their careful stewardship of the taxpayer dollars entrusted to
44	44	them by the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Fund;
45	45	and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for each
47	47	organization as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
48	48	Hinojosa
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on March 20, 2017.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate