House
Resolution
101
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
101
BY
UPMEYER
and
SMITH
A
Resolution
commemorating
the
50th
anniversary
of
1
Iowa’s
community
colleges.
2
WHEREAS,
in
the
year
1965,
Senate
File
550
was
3
introduced
before
Iowa’s
61st
General
Assembly
to
4
provide
for
the
establishment
and
operation
of
area
5
community
colleges
and
area
vocational
schools;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senate
File
550
was
passed
by
the
Senate
by
7
a
vote
of
47
to
11
on
May
26,
1965,
and
was
then
passed
8
by
the
House
of
Representatives
by
a
vote
of
80
to
24
9
on
May
28,
1965;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Governor
Harold
Hughes
signed
Senate
File
11
550
into
law
on
June
7,
1965,
creating
a
new
community
12
college
system
in
Iowa;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
State
Board
of
Education
officially
14
designated
Iowa’s
community
colleges
on
the
following
15
dates
in
1966:
16
I
Northeast
Iowa
February
18
17
II
North
Iowa
Area
February
18
18
III
Iowa
Lakes
October
28
19
IV
Northwest
Iowa
February
18
20
V
Iowa
Central
February
18
21
VI
Iowa
Valley
April
29
22
VII
Hawkeye
March
18
23
IX
Eastern
Iowa
March
18
24
X
Kirkwood
March
18
25
XI
Des
Moines
Area
March
18
26
XII
Western
Iowa
Tech
August
19
27
XIII
Iowa
Western
March
18
28
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XIV
Southwestern
February
18
1
XV
Indian
Hills
February
18
2
XVI
Southeast
Iowa
June
2;
and
3
WHEREAS,
50
years
later,
Iowa’s
community
4
colleges
have
grown
to
be
the
largest
category
of
5
postsecondary
institution
in
Iowa,
providing
accessible
6
and
affordable
education
to
a
diverse
range
of
7
students;
and
8
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
community
colleges
deliver
college
9
parallel
courses
and
career
technical
education
10
programs
to
Iowa
high
school
students;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
community
colleges
provide
12
under-skilled
Iowans
adult
literacy
and
basic
education
13
opportunities;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
workforce
today
embodies
nearly
25
15
million
credit
hours
and
over
138
million
contact
hours
16
of
past
and
present
community
college
training;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
community
colleges
lead
the
response
18
to
the
specific
workforce
needs
of
Iowa’s
communities
19
when
nearly
34
percent
of
open
positions
in
Iowa
20
require
an
education
level
equal
to
an
associate
degree
21
or
higher;
and
22
WHEREAS,
50
years
after
their
initial
designation,
23
Iowa’s
community
colleges
are
leaders
in
providing
24
skills
training
for
high-demand,
high-paying,
25
high-skilled
occupations
and
career
enhancement
26
opportunities
for
Iowa
workers;
NOW
THEREFORE,
27
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
28
That
the
House
of
Representatives
congratulates
and
29
commends
Iowa’s
community
colleges
for
their
50
years
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of
developing
and
sustaining
accessible
and
quality
1
higher
education
opportunities
for
all
Iowans
and
for
2
their
50
years
of
service
to
Iowa
and
its
businesses,
3
communities,
and
citizens.
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