[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 384 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 384

  Designating the first Tuesday in March as ``National Public Higher 
                            Education Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 29, 2012

 Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating the first Tuesday in March as ``National Public Higher 
                            Education Day''.

Whereas the economic strength of the United States and its ability to create 
        jobs and compete globally requires a skilled workforce educated for a 
        21st century economy;
Whereas according to the Department of Education, over 14,000,000 students 
        attend public postsecondary degree-granting institutions across every 
        State in the United States, comprising almost \3/4\ of postsecondary 
        students in the United States;
Whereas the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has found that publicly supported 
        community colleges ``enroll almost half of all U.S. undergraduate 
        students and are essential for work force training and retraining'';
Whereas according to the Center for Measuring University Performance, \1/2\ of 
        the top 50 research universities in the United States are public 
        institutions, from Virginia to Washington, Texas to Minnesota, Ohio to 
        Colorado, and many more;
Whereas according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, during the 2009-2010 
        academic year, public universities made up 2 of the top 5 most popular 
        choices for students who used benefits from the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (38 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.); and
Whereas the first Tuesday in the month of March is an appropriate day to 
        designate as National Public Higher Education Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the first Tuesday in the month of March as 
        ``National Public Higher Education Day'';
            (2) recognizes the importance of public higher education 
        for growing a skilled domestic workforce, promoting research 
        and innovation, and advancing the global competitiveness of the 
        United States; and
            (3) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
        National Public Higher Education Day with appropriate 
        ceremonies and activities.
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