| 1 | | - | H.C.R. No. 64 |
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| 1 | + | By: Curry, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Parker) H.C.R. No. 64 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2025; |
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| 3 | + | April 16, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | + | Administration; April 28, 2025, reported favorably by the |
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| 5 | + | following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 28, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 6 | 11 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Gifted and talented education supports the academic |
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| 8 | 13 | | needs of students with a high potential for achievement, and the |
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| 9 | 14 | | observance of Gifted and Talented Students Week in April provides |
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| 10 | 15 | | an opportunity to celebrate the skills and accomplishments of these |
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| 11 | 16 | | students and the dedication of the educators who serve them; and |
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| 12 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The term "gifted and talented" refers to children |
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| 13 | 18 | | and youth who have excelled in intellectual, creative, or artistic |
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| 14 | 19 | | endeavors, who possess an unusual capacity for leadership, or who |
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| 15 | 20 | | show promise in a specific field of study; due to their unique |
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| 16 | 21 | | abilities, these students can benefit from specialized educational |
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| 17 | 22 | | services designed to meet their social, emotional, and academic |
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| 18 | 23 | | needs; and |
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| 19 | 24 | | WHEREAS, There are more than 450,000 identified gifted and |
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| 20 | 25 | | talented students in Texas; funding is set aside to help provide |
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| 21 | 26 | | them with challenging coursework, and teachers of gifted and |
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| 22 | 27 | | talented classes are required by Texas law to receive additional |
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| 23 | 28 | | special training; and |
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| 24 | 29 | | WHEREAS, By encouraging exceptional students to develop |
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| 25 | 30 | | their individual strengths, we are investing in the leaders, |
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| 26 | 31 | | scholars, and innovators of tomorrow, and this vital endeavor is |
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| 27 | 32 | | deserving of the wholehearted support and commitment of all Texans; |
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| 28 | 33 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 35 | | hereby designate the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented |
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| 31 | 36 | | Students Week; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 33 | 38 | | 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 34 | 39 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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| 35 | 40 | | passed by the legislature. |
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| 36 | | - | Curry |
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| 37 | | - | Ashby |
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| 38 | | - | Barry |
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| 39 | | - | A. Davis of Dallas |
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| 40 | | - | Raymond |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 64 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 44 | | - | 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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| 45 | | - | voting. |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 48 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 64 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 49 | | - | 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 50 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 53 | | - | Date |
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| 54 | | - | __________________ |
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| 55 | | - | Governor |
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| 41 | + | * * * * * |
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