R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas
 1-2     is pleased to recognize the Teen Court Program and the Teen Court
 1-3     Bar Association as they visit the State Capitol on February 15,
 1-4     1999; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Functioning as a parallel judicial system which
 1-6     relies on sentences of community service instead of punitive fines,
 1-7     Teen Court allows teens to choose judgment by their peers; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Providing a valuable means of intervention in the
 1-9     lives of teenagers, the goals of the Teen Court Program are to
1-10     further legal education for students, nurture an understanding of
1-11     the legal system, and produce many networking opportunities for the
1-12     teens participating; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Required to attend training sessions, Teen Court
1-14     volunteers also must be recommended by their coordinator and pass
1-15     the Bar Examination before being admitted to the Teen Court Bar
1-16     Association of Texas; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Volunteers Shaneka Reese, Emily Olson, Christi
1-18     Casey, Parveneh Fakheri, Michael Jones, Jason Allen, Jeremy Gordon,
1-19     Devin Zakutney, Danielle Byno, Becky Reagan, Bethany Grohman,
1-20     Christi McDaniels, Ryan Cobb, Tremane Barclay, and Anthony Ortega
1-21     were recently inducted as charter members of the Teen Court Bar
1-22     Association of Texas; and
1-23           WHEREAS, All Texans are encouraged to congratulate the
1-24     inductees into the Teen Court Bar Association of Texas; now,
 2-1     therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of
 2-3     Texas, 76th Legislature, hereby acknowledge the positive impact
 2-4     which the Teen Court and the Teen Court Bar Association have on
 2-5     young Texans; and, be it further
 2-6           RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared as an
 2-7     expression of high regard and esteem of the Texas House of
 2-8     Representatives.
                                                                      Truitt
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 192 was adopted by the House on
         February 15, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House