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PROCLAMATION17-i' .
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'• ' WELD COUNTY BRIGHT FUTURES DAY -- DECEMBER 1, 2015
( WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado.�_ pursuant to Colorado a
(1:,. statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering theme ) �
affairs of Weld County, Colorado; and fist. `
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._ WHEREAS, the Board proclaims Tuesday, December 1, 2015, as Weld County Bright Futures Day;
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( ._fir` ` WHEREAS, the Weld County Bright Futures Grant Program is a first-in tuition assistance program for ! G`
post-secondary education from an accredited institution or certified training program; and ;
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�-- WHEREAS, all students who graduate from high school starting in 2016, who are legally residing in ,'
Weld County, and have been residents of Weld County at least two of the last four years; one of ', �
y those years being the year of graduation from high school are eligible for the grant program; and '�l`,
", WHEREAS, an individual earning a GED after January 1, 2016, who has resided in Weld County two ,''`I.,,,°:.,..,.-'-',
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WHEREAS, any honorably discharged veteran who graduated from a Weld County high school since -
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1 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners dedicated $15 million to this program as their j
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�iAi• WHEREAS, the residents and businesses who invest in the program may receive a property tax credit A61 i`.
1,- in addition to State and Federal income tax deductions. !
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NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN the Board of County Commissioners does hereby proclaim ,
L., - __-*4Tuesday, December 1, 2015, as Weld County Bright Futures Day, and in so doing, urges all residents . 4''
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BOARD O " OUNTY O ISSIONERS -'i,
Barbara Kirkmeyer,Chair �- t
I., Mike Freeman, Pro Tern Sean P. Conway r,' i, .1.- ,, ..... er_e_w_c_yi -4( - , --;)::
' ' ulie A. Cozad Steve Moreno r
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i� w- ounty Clerk to the Board J
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2015-3694
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