| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution commending the Tampa Educational Cable |
| 3 | Consortium on its 20th anniversary and recognizing October |
| 4 | 1, 2007, as "Tampa Educational Cable Consortium Day" in |
| 5 | Florida. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, the Tampa Educational Cable Consortium, a |
| 8 | nonprofit organization, and its service, The Education Channel, |
| 9 | support the community through a variety of award-winning |
| 10 | educational and thought-provoking local, national, and |
| 11 | international television programs, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, the Tampa Educational Cable Consortium was |
| 13 | incorporated as a nonprofit organization in this state on |
| 14 | October 1, 1987, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, the Tampa Educational Cable Consortium and The |
| 16 | Education Channel have been nationally recognized and awarded |
| 17 | the Overall Excellence in Educational Access Award for the past |
| 18 | 3 consecutive years, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, this national award has been bestowed on the Tampa |
| 20 | Educational Cable Consortium seven times since 1996 and is among |
| 21 | the more than 100 programming awards that The Education Channel |
| 22 | has received for producing educational television shows of |
| 23 | interest to the Hillsborough County community, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 25 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 26 | Florida: |
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| 28 | That the Tampa Educational Cable Consortium is |
| 29 | congratulated and commended on the occasion of its 20th |
| 30 | anniversary and for achieving national stature in serving the |
| 31 | countless diverse educational needs of the residents of |
| 32 | Hillsborough County and this state and that October 1, 2007, is |
| 33 | recognized as "Tampa Educational Cable Consortium Day" in |
| 34 | Florida. |