| 1 | 1 | | 88R2500 BHH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Shaheen H.C.R. No. 8 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Gifted and talented education supports the academic |
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| 7 | 7 | | needs of students with a high potential for achievement, and the |
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| 8 | 8 | | observance of Gifted and Talented Students Week in April provides |
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| 9 | 9 | | an opportunity to celebrate the skills and accomplishments of these |
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| 10 | 10 | | students and the dedication of the educators who serve them; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The term "gifted and talented" refers to children |
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| 12 | 12 | | and youth who have excelled in intellectual, creative, or artistic |
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| 13 | 13 | | endeavors, who possess an unusual capacity for leadership, or who |
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| 14 | 14 | | show promising ability in a specific academic field; studies have |
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| 15 | 15 | | demonstrated that such children are capable of mastering a |
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| 16 | 16 | | curriculum in less than half the time of their nongifted peers; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, There are more than 400,000 identified gifted and |
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| 18 | 18 | | talented students in Texas; funding is set aside to help provide |
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| 19 | 19 | | them with challenging and specialized coursework, and teachers of |
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| 20 | 20 | | gifted and talented classes are required by Texas law to receive |
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| 21 | 21 | | additional special training; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, By encouraging exceptional students to develop |
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| 23 | 23 | | their individual strengths, we are investing in the leaders, |
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| 24 | 24 | | scholars, and innovators of tomorrow, and this vital endeavor is |
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| 25 | 25 | | deserving of the wholehearted support and commitment of all Texans; |
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| 26 | 26 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | hereby designate the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented |
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| 29 | 29 | | Students Week; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 31 | 31 | | 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 32 | 32 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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| 33 | 33 | | passed by the legislature. |
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