House Joint Resolution 55

Whereas Wasco County and the City of The Dalles were the first communities in the nation and the only communities in Oregon to suffer and respond to bioterrorism attacks; and

Whereas Columbia Gorge Community College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree program in nursing (LPN/RN) and an Electronic Engineering Technology degree program developed in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration and Intel Corporation; and

Whereas Columbia Gorge Community College's nursing program trains students from throughout the Mid-Columbia Region to respond to medical needs, including injuries caused by bioterrorism; and

Whereas Columbia Gorge Community College's engineering technology program provides students from throughout the Mid-Columbia Region with the skills to respond to attacks on the security of the area and the state's power system; and

Whereas the designation of Columbia Gorge Community College as an Oregon First Responder Training Center will better enable Columbia Gorge Community College to attract resources to support the college's programs and to further the college's mission to teach and train students to protect the security of the homeland; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:

That the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall designate Columbia Gorge Community College as an Oregon First Responder Training Center.

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 2003

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