| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 483 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Starr County native Rose Benavidez has been |
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| 6 | 6 | | inaugurated as chair of the Association of Community College |
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| 7 | 7 | | Trustees Board of Directors, becoming the first Latina to hold that |
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| 8 | 8 | | position in the group's more than 50-year history; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, ACCT is a nonprofit educational organization of |
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| 10 | 10 | | governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and |
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| 11 | 11 | | appointed trustees who lead over 1,200 community, technical, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | junior colleges in the U.S.; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Benavidez has served on the board of South Texas |
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| 14 | 14 | | College since 2009; first elected to the ACCT board in 2017, she |
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| 15 | 15 | | represents the group's western region and has previously served as |
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| 16 | 16 | | chair of its diversity committee; throughout her tenure, she has |
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| 17 | 17 | | furthered the organization's mission to increase federal funding |
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| 18 | 18 | | for higher education, align skills training with meaningful wage |
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| 19 | 19 | | employment, and promote student success around the world; in her |
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| 20 | 20 | | new role, she will work with officials from the White House, |
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| 21 | 21 | | Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education to advocate in |
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| 22 | 22 | | behalf of higher education and to champion the students of the Rio |
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| 23 | 23 | | Grande Valley; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of the late Manuel Benavidez, who also |
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| 25 | 25 | | served on the ACCT board, Ms. Benavidez is currently president of |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Starr County Industrial Foundation, a nonprofit founded and |
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| 27 | 27 | | supported by local government and business leaders committed to |
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| 28 | 28 | | developing the local economy; her many honors include being |
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| 29 | 29 | | inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame and receiving a |
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| 30 | 30 | | Woman of Distinction Award from the Texas Association of Mexican |
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| 31 | 31 | | American Chambers of Commerce; she was most recently recognized as |
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| 32 | 32 | | a Woman of Distinction by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of |
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| 33 | 33 | | Commerce; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her leadership, professionalism, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | commitment to excellence, Rose Benavidez has earned the lasting |
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| 36 | 36 | | respect and admiration of her colleagues and the Rio Grande Valley |
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| 37 | 37 | | community, and her experience and expertise are sure to serve her |
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| 38 | 38 | | well as she takes on this challenging new role; now, therefore, be |
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| 39 | 39 | | it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Rose Benavidez on being named chair |
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| 42 | 42 | | of the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors |
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| 43 | 43 | | and that she be extended sincere best wishes for a productive |
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| 44 | 44 | | tenure; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Benavidez as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Guillen |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 483 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 52 | 52 | | 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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