H.J.R. 8

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RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING FEDERAL
2 CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Ty McCartney
6 This joint resolution of the Legislature urges the United States Congress to establish a
7 Federal Construction Grants program for education to provide matching grants for
8 vocational education facilities.
9 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
10 WHEREAS, the people of the United States, including the citizens of Utah, are competing
11 on a daily basis in a global marketplace in a highly technological environment;
12 WHEREAS, trained minds and skilled hands make for a confident and determined citizen
13 workforce;
14 WHEREAS, the nation's businesses cannot compete effectively without a vibrant corps of
15 trained, confident, and skilled workers;
16 WHEREAS, the management and governance of an education system has always worked
17 best at the local level; and
18 WHEREAS, federal financial support in the form of one-time construction grants have
19 proven to be an effective partnering effort for needed public projects at the local level:
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah urge the
21 United States Congress to establish a Federal Construction Grants program to provide matching
22 construction grants to assist states with the significant costs of acquiring and constructing a broad
23 based system of vocational education centers for the teaching and training of the entry level and
24 advanced vocational and technological skills necessary for the development of the workforce in
25 a broad based global economy.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges that the program also provide
27 tax and other incentives for industry to encourage donations of money and specialized equipment

28 for the teaching and training of technological concepts and skills.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the
30 United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members
31 of Utah's congressional delegation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-22-01 4:45 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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