AZ SCR1029

Recognizes Oscar de los Santos, a 2017 Rhodes Scholar and son of Mexican immigrants, for his exceptional academic achievements.

Notes that de los Santos is the only Latino recipient of the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most renowned international study scholarships available to American college graduates.

Highlights his background: graduated from USC in 2015 as a Truman Scholar, previously taught English and social studies at Champion South Mountain School in Phoenix, and is a Laveen, Arizona resident.

Acknowledges that Latinos represent the largest growing racial group in Arizona's public schools and will constitute a significant portion of the state's future workforce.

Expresses the Legislature's commitment to ensuring Latino students in Arizona have access to quality education and necessary tools to succeed in academics and the workforce.