Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 570
2	2	WHEREAS, Four students, Matthew Carrizal, Miguel Gonzalez,
3	3	Courtney Osborn, and Lexi Villarreal, graduated with
4	4	certificates in interdisciplinary studies from Texas A&M
5	5	University on May 11, 2023, as members of the inaugural class of
6	6	the Aggie ACHIEVE program; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Aggie ACHIEVE, which stands for Academic Courses
8	8	in Higher Inclusive Education and Vocational Experiences, is a
9	9	comprehensive transition program for young adults with
10	10	intellectual and developmental disabilities who have exited high
11	11	school; the program provides participants with an inclusive and
12	12	immersive college education with the goal of successfully
13	13	preparing them for employment in the community; and
14	14	WHEREAS, With the program's launch in the fall of 2019,
15	15	Texas A&M became the first university in the state to introduce a
16	16	certificate-based higher education initiative of this kind for
17	17	young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
18	18	Aggie ACHIEVE is designed to enroll students for up to four
19	19	years, and each student is matched with coursework, internship
20	20	opportunities, and extracurricular activities that align with
21	21	their academic interests and employment goals; students in the
22	22	program take classes, live independently, complete internships
23	23	on campus, and work part-time jobs both on campus and in the
24	24	College Station community, in addition to participating in
25	25	social, athletic, and recreational activities alongside their
26	26	fellow Aggies; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Created by Dr. Carly Gilson at the TAMU School of
28	28	Education and Human Development, the Aggie ACHIEVE program was
29	29	established based on research showing that students with
30	30	intellectual and developmental disabilities who attend
31	31	postsecondary inclusive programs have a higher rate of
32	32	employment and earn higher wages than those who do not have such
33	33	opportunities; the students enrolled in Aggie ACHIEVE also
34	34	benefit from the support and mentorship of their peers in
35	35	ACHIEVEMates, an organization formed by Texas A&M undergraduate
36	36	students to help ACHIEVE participants reach their goals; and
37	37	WHEREAS, The four members of the inaugural cohort of Aggie
38	38	ACHIEVE demonstrated hard work, dedication, and perseverance on
39	39	their way to completing the program, and they are indeed
40	40	deserving of special recognition for this accomplishment as they
41	41	embark on the next exciting chapter of their lives; now,
42	42	therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
44	44	Legislature, hereby honor the inaugural graduating class of the
45	45	Aggie ACHIEVE program and extend to each student sincere best
46	46	wishes for the future; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be
48	48	prepared for the students as an expression of high regard from
49	49	the Texas Senate.
50	50	Bettencourt
51	51	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
52	52	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
53	53	Birdwell Huffman Parker Birdwell Huffman Parker
54	54	Birdwell Huffman Parker
55	55	Blanco Hughes Paxton Blanco Hughes Paxton
56	56	Blanco Hughes Paxton
57	57	Campbell Johnson Perry Campbell Johnson Perry
58	58	Campbell Johnson Perry
59	59	Creighton King Schwertner Creighton King Schwertner
60	60	Creighton King Schwertner
61	61	Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
62	62	Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
63	63	Flores LaMantia Springer Flores LaMantia Springer
64	64	Flores LaMantia Springer
65	65	Gutierrez Menéndez West Gutierrez Menéndez West
66	66	Gutierrez Menéndez West
67	67	Hall Middleton Whitmire Hall Middleton Whitmire
68	68	Hall Middleton Whitmire
69	69	Hancock Miles Zaffirini Hancock Miles Zaffirini
70	70	Hancock Miles Zaffirini
71	71	Patrick, President of the Senate
72	72	________________________________
73	73	President of the Senate
74	74	I hereby certify that the
75	75	above Resolution was adopted by
76	76	the Senate on May 15, 2023.
77	77	________________________________
78	78	Secretary of the Senate
79	79	________________________________
80	80	Member, Texas Senate
81	81
82	82	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
83	83
84	84	Birdwell Huffman Parker
85	85
86	86	Blanco Hughes Paxton
87	87
88	88	Campbell Johnson Perry
89	89
90	90	Creighton King Schwertner
91	91
92	92	Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
93	93
94	94	Flores LaMantia Springer
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96	96	Gutierrez Menéndez West
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98	98	Hall Middleton Whitmire
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100	100	Hancock Miles Zaffirini