HR 9019 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating March 6, 2003, as “Apprenticeship
3	Day 2003” in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, apprenticeship training, a method of on-the-job
6	teaching and classroom instruction practiced world-wide, has
7	proven to be an efficient, economical way to preserve trade and
8	craft skills vital to a nation’s well-being, and
9	WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated repeatedly that
10	apprentices who have completed their training generally earn
11	higher salaries than do college graduates and that they are
12	likely to continue in their chosen fields, thus contributing to
13	a strong, healthy economy, and
14	WHEREAS, since Florida adopted apprenticeship training 55
15	years ago, tens of thousands of students 16 years of age and
16	older have been equipped with the critical, industry-related
17	knowledge and arts of skilled, sought-after craftspersons, and
18	WHEREAS, Florida consistently ranks in the top 10 percent
19	nationally in the number of active apprenticeships, with 314
20	programs currently training 11,953 apprentices, and
21	WHEREAS, the strengths of a steady, diversified workforce
22	are necessary for the state’s economy to flourish and maintain
23	its competitive edge both nationally and internationally, NOW,
24	THEREFORE,
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26	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
27	Florida:
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29	That March 6, 2003, be designated as “Apprenticeship Day
30	2003” in Florida.
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