By:  Barrientos                                       S.C.R. No. 53
         2001S1396/2                            
 1-1                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Communities in Schools program is an exemplary
 1-3     program that exists to help young people learn, stay in school, and
 1-4     prepare for a successful life by providing school-based social
 1-5     services and links to community resources; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, It is the intent of the legislature that the
 1-7     Communities in Schools program operate throughout the state; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, In order to maximize the effectiveness of the
 1-9     Communities in Schools program, it is necessary to appoint a
1-10     bipartisan advisory council to serve in an advisory capacity to the
1-11     Communities in Schools of Texas, Incorporated, office; now,
1-12     therefore, be it
1-13           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-14     hereby create the Communities in Schools of Texas State Advisory
1-15     Council with a scope of responsibilities limited to:
1-16           (1)  public relations and marketing in order to develop and
1-17     implement a statewide marketing campaign to promote the Communities
1-18     in Schools program concept and the effectiveness of its prevention
1-19     model and to educate state and community leaders by increasing
1-20     public awareness of school dropout problems and the effectiveness
1-21     of the  prevention model in addressing those problems;
1-22           (2)  replication of the Communities in Schools program
1-23     throughout all independent school districts in the state by helping
1-24     to secure funding in new communities and by introducing community
 2-1     leaders to the Communities in Schools program;
 2-2           (3)  fundraising and resource development and the development
 2-3     and implementation of a fundraising strategy in coordination with
 2-4     the Communities in Schools of Texas, Incorporated, office to secure
 2-5     additional private funds to ensure the expansion and sustainability
 2-6     of the Communities in Schools program statewide and assist the
 2-7     program to obtain additional resources and secure partnerships to
 2-8     further the mission of the program; and
 2-9           (4)  strategic planning and the development and
2-10     implementation of a strategic plan in coordination with the
2-11     Communities in Schools of Texas, Incorporated, office in order to
2-12     support the program's goals and objectives; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
2-14     senator for District 14, the Communities in Schools of Texas,
2-15     Incorporated, office, the Communities in Schools National Office,
2-16     and the Communities in Schools Executive Directors Association of
2-17     Texas may propose a list of individuals from the public and private
2-18     sectors to serve as members of the advisory council without regard
2-19     to the race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, age, or
2-20     national origin of the proposed member; and, be it further
2-21           RESOLVED, That the proposed members of the advisory council
2-22     must be representative of the ethnic diversity of the state's
2-23     population and must reflect the interests of the major regions of
2-24     the state; and, be it further
2-25           RESOLVED, That the advisory council shall be composed of 15
2-26     members, with nine members being appointed by the governor, three
 3-1     members being appointed by the lieutenant governor, and three
 3-2     members being appointed by the speaker of the house of
 3-3     representatives; and, be it further
 3-4           RESOLVED, That members of the advisory council serve without
 3-5     compensation or reimbursement of expenses; and, be it further
 3-6           RESOLVED, That the advisory council members shall serve
 3-7     staggered three-year terms and that the initial appointments to the
 3-8     council shall be made with terms of one, two, or three years as
 3-9     necessary so that one-third of the appointed members' terms expire
3-10     each year; and, be it further
3-11           RESOLVED, That provisions relating to membership requirements
3-12     on the council shall be determined under the conditions and in
3-13     accordance with the procedures provided by the bylaws of the
3-14     advisory council; and, be it further
3-15           RESOLVED, That the advisory council shall work closely with
3-16     the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to
3-17     support the implementation and growth of the Communities in Schools
3-18     program statewide.