SENATE RESOLUTION

                         2000-8711

By Senators Goings, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Loveland

     WHEREAS, Profound and rapid economic and technological changes in our society are being  reflected in the structure and nature of work, thereby placing new and additional responsibilities on educational systems; and

     WHEREAS, Automotive Youth Educational Systems provide Americans with a school-to-career connection, and helps prepare a strong, well-educated workforce, which meets both academic and skills standards, fosters productivity in business and industry, and contributes to Washington=s leadership in the global marketplace; and

     WHEREAS, Automotive Youth Educational Systems give high school students experience in practical, meaningful applications of basic skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics, thus improving the quality of their education, and preparing automotive students for leadership opportunities in the automotive industry and in their communities; and

     WHEREAS, Automotive Youth Educational Systems provides a model partnership between education and business and industry; and

     WHEREAS, Automotive Youth Educational Systems provides a model of progression between the secondary system and the post-secondary system that allows high school students to move forward based on what they know and can do; and

     WHEREAS, The ever-increasing cooperative efforts of Automotive Youth Educational Systems and business stimulate the growth and vitality of our economy by preparing students for a career in an industry that is forecast to experience the fast growth in the coming decade;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the members of the Senate do hereby recognize the efforts of the Puget Sound Automobile Dealers Association and the Automobile Service Association, and the value of Automotive Youth Educational Systems Day; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate do hereby immediately transmit copies of this resolution to Automotive Youth Educational Systems.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 2000-8711,

adopted by the Senate February 16, 2000.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate