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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Texans with disabilities are an underserved |
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population in our state; and |
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WHEREAS, Due to their specific needs, persons with |
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disabilities are sometimes placed in state-supervised |
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guardianships to oversee their care; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently, guardianships encompass the care of |
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persons with disabilities of all ages; the supervision of a person |
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who cannot care for him or herself is a high priority of the state; |
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recent events have shown the need for review of the state safeguards |
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and methodology for ensuring that wards under guardianship are |
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being protected from all types of abuse; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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4th Called Session, hereby request that the Lieutenant Governor and |
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim |
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committee to study deficiencies in the State of Texas systems for |
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protecting wards under state-supervised guardianships; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including |
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findings and recommendations, to the 89th Texas Legislature in |
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January 2025. |