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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 569
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is committed
 1-4     to making health insurance available to children through the
 1-5     TexCare Partnership; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, More than 250,000 children were enrolled in Medicaid
 1-7     and the Children's Health Insurance Program in the first 10 months
 1-8     of TexCare Partnership since outreach began in April of 2000; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The success of this outreach effort would not have
1-10     been possible without unique public/private collaborative efforts;
1-11     and
1-12           WHEREAS, The TexCare Partnership Urban County Challenge
1-13     Program, as created and instituted by the United Ways of Texas,
1-14     local United Ways across the state, TexCare Partnership
1-15     Community-Based Organizations, and the Conference of Urban
1-16     Counties, represents one of the most innovative public/private
1-17     partnership efforts to ensure families' access to children's
1-18     health insurance; and
1-19           WHEREAS, April 4, 2001, marks the first anniversary of
1-20     TexCare Partnership and the Children's Health Insurance Program
 2-1     of Texas; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-3     77th Legislature, hereby express appreciation to the United Ways
 2-4     of Texas statewide organization, the local United Ways members,
 2-5     the Conference of Urban Counties, and the TexCare Partnership
 2-6     Community-Based Organizations for their creativity and commitment
 2-7     in harnessing the best of the private and public sectors to bring
 2-8     health insurance to hundreds of thousands of Texas children; and,
 2-9     be it further
2-10           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-11     them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
2-12                                                                Moncrief
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2-14                                          President of the Senate
2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-17                                  on March 26, 2001.
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2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate