Representative Jeff Leach
Lets Talk Education!
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas -- In 2014
in advance of the 84th Legislative Session I formed the
House District 67 Education Advisory Council (a group comprised of parents community & business leaders and educators) to discuss and deliberate on the various education-related challenges and opportunities in Texas. The primary purpose of this Advisory Council is to provide
a venue for constituents to voice their concerns opinions and questions concerning the state of e
ducation in our community and the State of
Texas as a whole.
Forming this Advisory Council has provided a unique opportunity for me as your State Representative to receive your valued input in order to effectively advocate on your behalf in the Texas Legislature.
Are you passionate about education in Texas? Are you interested in being a part of the discussion about how to prepare and equip our children improve our schools and strengthen our communities?
If so very soon I will be hosting our next Education Advisory Council meeting in Plano. To learn more or to express your interest in joining this Advisory Council please respond to this email directly and my team will be happy to provide you with additional information.
Community Spotlight - Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program
My office is now accepting applications for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP) which offers a conditional scholarship to a deserving student dedicated to education and military service. Since its inception the TASSP has afforded exemplary young Texans with the opportunity to achieve their goal of becoming servant leaders of our country. I consider it an honor and privilege to play a small role in the success of these students.
Created in 2009 by the 81
st Legislature the TASSP was designed to financially assist post-secondary students by encouraging them to become members of the Texas Army National Guard Texas Air National Guard Texas State Guard United States Coast Guard United States Merchant Marine or to become a commissioned officer in any branch of the armed services of the United States. Each year the Texas Governor and Lieutenant Governor may appoint up to two students and each Texas State Senator and State Representative may appoint one student to receive a conditional TASSP award.
The TASSP provides recipients with a conditional scholarship for up to four years to any Texas University with an active ROTC program depending on available funding. To be eligible the student must fulfill two of the following four requirements:
- On track to graduate or has graduated high school with the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) or the International Baccalaureate Program (IB);
- Has a current high school GPA of 3.0 or higher or graduated with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale;
- Is currently ranked in the top third of their respective high school graduating class or graduated in the top third of their graduating class;
- Has achieved a college readiness score on the SAT (1590) or ACT (23).
Upon meeting these requirements all interested candidates should contact my office for more information concerning the application process at
District67.Leach@house.state.tx.us or by calling (972) 424-1419.
Completed applications are due June 13 2016 and the final selection will be announced in July.
