| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 686 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the members of the Texas State Technical College |
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| 4 | 4 | | delegation, who are visiting Austin on May 4, 2017, to celebrate |
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| 5 | 5 | | Texas State Technical College Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Texas State Technical |
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| 7 | 7 | | College has served as the state's premier two-year institution |
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| 8 | 8 | | for technical education by providing highly specialized training |
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| 9 | 9 | | in advanced and emerging technology fields; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The college has long been viewed as an innovator |
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| 11 | 11 | | in higher education, and today, students can choose from among 91 |
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| 12 | 12 | | associate degree programs, 91 certificate options, and 67 |
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| 13 | 13 | | program areas that lead to rewarding careers in a broad range of |
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| 14 | 14 | | technical fields; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Texas State Technical College was the first |
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| 16 | 16 | | institution of higher education in Texas to be funded based |
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| 17 | 17 | | entirely upon results; the school is paid by the state |
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| 18 | 18 | | legislature only after students have entered the workforce and |
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| 19 | 19 | | have earned salaries for five years; this unique approach to |
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| 20 | 20 | | educational administration has enabled the college to increase |
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| 21 | 21 | | efficiency and open three new campuses over the last four years; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Texas State Technical College experienced record |
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| 23 | 23 | | increases in enrollment in the fall semester of 2016; the |
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| 24 | 24 | | institution continues to focus on student achievement while |
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| 25 | 25 | | maximizing state investment, and it serves as a national model |
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| 26 | 26 | | for technical training in higher education settings; now, |
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| 27 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature, hereby commend the administrators and leaders of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Texas State Technical College for their many exceptional |
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| 31 | 31 | | achievements and extend to the teachers, staff, and students |
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| 32 | 32 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 34 | 34 | | the college as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Birdwell |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | President of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 39 | 39 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Senate on April 26, 2017. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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