HR70 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Todd

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Pratt, Tyler, commended

Summary

The Alabama House of Representatives formally commends Tyler Pratt for winning two awards in the Alabama Writers' Forum High School Literary Arts Awards Program.

What This Bill Does

It officially recognizes Tyler Pratt, a student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, for earning Judge's Special Recognition in Poetry and the Sena Jeter Naslund Senior Portfolio Scholarship. It notes that the Alabama Writers' Forum is a statewide organization that promotes writers and the literary arts and runs the high school awards program for grades 9-12, recognizing young writers and their teachers and schools. It expresses admiration and best wishes for Pratt's future success and indicates the resolution is a formal statement from the House to Pratt, his family, his school, and his community.

Who It Affects

• Tyler Pratt, the student who earned two awards, who receives formal recognition from the Alabama House.
• Tyler Pratt's family, his school (Alabama School of Fine Arts), and his teacher (Stuart Flynn), who gain pride and public acknowledgment of his achievement.

Key Provisions

• Congratulates Tyler Pratt for winning two awards in the Literary Arts Awards Program of the Alabama Writers' Forum (Judge's Special Recognition in Poetry and Sena Jeter Naslund Senior Portfolio Scholarship).
• Acknowledges that the Alabama Writers' Forum is a statewide organization partnered with the Alabama State Council on the Arts and explains its mission to promote writers and the literary arts, including recognition of young writers in grades 9-12.
• States that the House heartily congratulates Pratt and conveys admiration, appreciation, and best wishes for his future success, with a copy of the resolution sent to him and his supporters.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory