House Resolution 793
By: Representative Au of the 50th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Future Business Leaders of America Inc. (FBLA) is a nonprofit educational
organization whose first chapter was established in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1942; and
WHEREAS, Iowa became FBLA's first state chapter in 1947; and
WHEREAS, Johns Creek High School officially chartered its FBLA local chapter on August
28, 2009; and
WHEREAS, FBLA includes more than 250,000 members and advisers in 4,600 chapters
nationwide in middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, career and technical
schools, and private business schools; and
WHEREAS, FBLA is a professional business organization dedicated to bringing business
and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and
career development programs; and
WHEREAS, FBLA members perform community service activities and strive to build
students' understanding of the realities of the modern business world; and
WHEREAS, FBLA teaches middle school, high school, and college students basic business
and leadership principles and assists them in the transition from school to work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
public and the press.