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HR 1099

TO RECOGNIZE THE ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY ROBOTICS CLUB FOR WINNING THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION AND INNOVATE AWARDS AT THE 2025 TEXAS STATE VEX U TOURNAMENT.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Scott Richardson

Recognizes and congratulates Arkansas Tech University Robotics Club for winning the 2025 Texas State VEX U Tournament awards and earning a World Championship invitation.

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Bill Summary · HR 1099

Summary — HR 1099 (House Resolution, Arkansas, 95th General Assembly, 2025)

Title / Purpose

HR 1099 is a House resolution introduced by Representative R. Scott Richardson to formally recognize the Arkansas Tech University (ATU) Robotics Club for winning the Tournament Champion and Innovate Awards at the 2025 Texas State VEX U Tournament. The resolution is purely honorific and does not create legal obligations or change policy.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes and congratulates the ATU Robotics Club for:
    • Winning the Tournament Champion and Innovate Awards at the 2025 Texas State VEX U Tournament (Clear Creek ISD Robotics Event Center, Houston, TX; February 21–22, 2025).
    • Earning one of 24 automatic U.S.-based invitations to the VEX U World Championship — marking the club’s third consecutive invitation.
  • Requests that, upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be presented to club sponsor Jacob Weidenfeller by the Chief Clerk of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Facts and accomplishments recorded in the resolution

  • The tournament featured 15 competing teams; only two other teams won multiple awards.
  • The club fabricated components using an on‑campus shop and 3D printers and programmed autonomous routines.
  • The Innovate Award recognizes a novel robot design or gameplay strategy documented in an Engineering Notebook.
  • Historical performance noted: in the previous season the club reached elimination rounds at the VEX U World Championship and finished the 2023–2024 season with a top‑four global skills ranking.
  • The resolution cites a team-reported total of more than 10,000 volunteer hours invested during the year.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors: Arkansas Tech University Robotics Club members and staff (lists specific students and advisors named in the resolution).
  • Indirectly benefits: ATU, local communities (Russellville and member hometowns), and supporters of STEM/robotics education in Arkansas.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or legal effect.

Procedural history / status

  • Introduced: February 6, 2025.
  • Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • Placed on Local & Consent and Congratulatory calendars; rules suspended.
  • Read and adopted (reported enrolled); adoption dates include April 9, 2025 (read and adopted) and May 22, 2025 (final actions show rules suspended and adopted).
  • Final action recorded: Adopted.

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor (per document): R. Scott Richardson.
  • The provided materials also list numerous additional cosponsors (see bill record for full list).

Notes

  • The text includes an unrelated line referring to a “Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act (CLEAR Act),” which appears inconsistent with the resolution’s content and is likely a drafting or template artifact. The substance of HR 1099 is recognition and congratulations for ATU’s robotics achievement.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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