1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 282 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize February 27, 2001, as Child Citizenship Act Day in Texas 1-5 and to welcome the Central Texas Chapter of Families with Children 1-6 from China to the State Capitol; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Child Citizenship Act Day in Texas will coincide 1-8 with other national festivities to celebrate February 27, 2001, as 1-9 the day the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 takes effect; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Signed by President Bill Clinton, the Child 1-11 Citizenship Act of 2000 will grant automatic citizenship to 1-12 foreign-born children who have been adopted abroad, with the 1-13 stipulations that the child meet basic eligibility criteria and 1-14 that one of the adoptive parents hold United States citizenship; 1-15 and 1-16 WHEREAS, Prior to the passage of the Child Citizenship 1-17 Act, obtaining United States citizenship for foreign-born children 1-18 who were adopted abroad was a complex and burdensome task that 1-19 could take years to complete; on February 27, 2001, thousands of 1-20 foreign-born children adopted by United States parents will be 1-21 granted automatic citizenship; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Given the large number of foreign-born children who 2-1 have been adopted by United States parents, February 27, 2001, will 2-2 achieve designation as the day in our nation's history when the 2-3 largest number of persons become United States citizens; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Parents throughout the state and nation who have 2-5 adopted foreign-born children are elated at the passage of the 2-6 Child Citizenship Act of 2000; the Senate of the State of Texas is 2-7 immensely pleased to honor this prudent measure and to celebrate 2-8 the positive impact it will have on thousands of families across 2-9 Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 77th Legislature, hereby designate February 27, 2001, as Child 2-12 Citizenship Act Day in Texas and extend a warm welcome to the 2-13 families who will gather at the Capitol to celebrate this momentous 2-14 occasion; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to 2-16 honor the thousands of children who will become citizens of the 2-17 United States on this auspicious day. 2-18 Barrientos 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on February 19, 2001. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate