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 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