2023S0128-1 02/14/23
By: Kolkhorst S.R. No. 191
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
welcome the members of the Association of Texas Professional
Educators who are visiting Austin and to join them in celebrating
February 21, 2023, as the Association of Texas Professional
Educators Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The Association of Texas Professional Educators
was founded to serve the needs of Texas teachers,
paraprofessionals, administrators, and public education
employees; the association is one of the largest independent
educators' associations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The association is made up of nearly 90,000
members and educator leaders, whose participation is guided by
the tenets established by its board of directors; it encourages
active involvement in the political process and calls on members
to serve as leaders in their communities; and
WHEREAS, The association works diligently to protect the
rights of educators across the state and strives to ensure that
the state's schools are among the best in the nation; its members
have a profound impact on the future of this state as they prepare
the schoolchildren of Texas to achieve success in a complex
world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby commend the members of the association on
their commitment to excellence in education and extend to them
best wishes for a productive and memorable Association of Texas
Professional Educators Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.