WHEREAS, ACT Inc., formerly known as American College Testing, is a not-for-profit entity dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success; and

WHEREAS, ACT has served this mission for fifty years, since its founding in 1959; and

WHEREAS, the Nevada ACT state organization was one of the 16 founding state organizations in 1959; and

WHEREAS, the ACT State Organization, composed primarily of secondary and postsecondary educators has supported education and workforce success in Nevada; and

WHEREAS, more than one billion people, including many in the state of Nevada have been assisted by ACT education and workforce services; and

WHEREAS, ACT and the Nevada state organization are partnering in Fall 2009 to provide workshops for counselors and other educators and broad access to information about college and career planning for students and adults in Nevada;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM GIBBONS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby declare October, 2009