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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students and aviation and aerospace professionals |
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are gathering in Austin on April 11, 2017, for Texas STEM Powered by |
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Aviation and Aerospace Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is a world leader in the aviation |
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and aerospace industries, and accordingly, it places a strong |
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emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
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(STEM) education; students can prepare for careers in these fields |
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in 23 college and university-level aeronautical programs, 36 public |
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high schools offering aeronautical courses, and 13 Federal Aviation |
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Administration-approved aviation maintenance technology schools; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, To introduce students to aerospace fields, Karnes |
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City Independent School District, McKinney ISD, Irving ISD, Grand |
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Prairie ISD, and Sterling Aviation High School in Houston have all |
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created aviation-centric STEM courses, while Texas State Technical |
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College, Tarrant County College, Texas Southern University, and San |
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Jacinto College are producing pilots and aviation engineers, |
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mechanics, and technicians; and |
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WHEREAS, Companies such as Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream |
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Aerospace, Southwest Airlines, and Garver are establishing |
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partnerships with secondary and postsecondary schools to ensure |
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that students are ready for rewarding careers in aviation; in |
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addition, many firms promote the acquisition of skills required in |
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these key industries, among them Redbird Flight Simulations, which |
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manufactures innovative training devices for classroom use; |
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organizations such as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, |
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the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the Experimental |
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Aircraft Association, and Texans for General Aviation are also |
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committed to cultivating aviation-centric STEM curricula; and |
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WHEREAS, The aviation and aerospace industries contribute |
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significantly to the prosperity of Texas, and the development of a |
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highly skilled workforce with a strong STEM foundation is essential |
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to the continued vitality of this sector of the economy; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 11, 2017, as Texas STEM Powered |
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by Aviation and Aerospace Day at the State Capitol. |