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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 677 

Recognizing the creation of the NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities Consortium. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2006 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. WATT, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BURGESS, 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MCCAUL of 

Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. 

MARSHALL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. 

CARSON, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. JONES of 

North Carolina, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. LEE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. RANGEL, 

Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. WYNN, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. MILLENDERMCDONALD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HAYES, Mr. MILLER of 

North Carolina, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. COBLE, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mr. 

ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the creation of the NASCAR-Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities Consortium. 

Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, while 

there are 1.3 million automotive technicians currently 

employed, industry figures confirm that an additional 

50,000 technicians are needed to fill open positions each 

year; 
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Whereas the National Automotive Dealers Association reports 

that 57 percent of their dealers’ operating profit is generated by their parts and service departments; that dealers consider it difficult to find a qualified technician; and 

that 42 percent of all dealer technicians have been engaged in that line of work less than one year; 

Whereas the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, 

Inc. (‘‘NASCAR’’), the NASCAR Universal Technical Institute, and a collaboration of Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities (‘‘HBCUs’’) have agreed to create a 

strategic alliance focused on increasing the number and 

quality of job opportunities for African-American students in key racing and other related automotive business 

activities including automotive engineering and technology, automotive safety, sports marketing, and other 

automotive industry areas; 

Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs are establishing 

a formal structure to increase the number and quality of 

job opportunities for African-American students with 

NASCAR in key racing and other related automotive 

business activities through the NASCAR Universal 

Training Institute and the NASCAR Diversity Internship 

Program; 

Whereas NASCAR has agreed to efforts to enhance the identification of employment opportunities with NASCAR 

such as Internships, full time jobs, including entry level 

management positions, part-time jobs for college students, and post-graduate job placement for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at partner 

HBCUs; 

Whereas NASCAR and its partner HBCUs have developed a 

program to increase awareness, access to, and participa-
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tion by African-American students in the NASCAR Universal Training Institute and NASCAR Diversity Internship Program by partner HBCUs for the racing and 

other related automotive industries; and 

Whereas NASCAR and the partner HBCUs will seek opportunities to establish and enhance the funding of targeted 

job development activities by partner HBCUs, and to 

generate support for the HBCUs in their efforts to enhance curriculum development in sports marketing, finance, human resource management and other automotive industry areas: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the National Association for 

3 Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., the NASCAR Uni4 versal Technical Institute, and a collaboration of 

5 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and 

6 their creation of a strategic alliance to increase the 

7 number and quality of job opportunities for African8 American students in key racing and other related 

9 automotive business activities; 

10 (2) commends NASCAR, the NASCAR Uni11 versal Technical Institute, the NASCAR Technical 

12 Training Institute, and the Historically Black Col13 leges and Universities, for their efforts to increase 

14 the number and quality of job opportunities for Afri15 can-American students in key racing and other re16 lated automotive business activities; and 
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1 (3) encourages the Departments of Education 

2 and Labor and other appropriate agencies of the 

3 Federal government to support this effort. 

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