H.R. No. 428



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 
welcome the members of the Parent Association for the Retarded of 
Texas (PART), Incorporated, who are visiting the State Capitol on 
March 11, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, PART is an association of parents, guardians, 
relatives, and friends of persons with mental retardation, and 
these volunteers are dedicated to preserving, improving, and 
expanding services to assure uniform standards of care and 
treatment for the mentally retarded in the Lone Star State; and
	WHEREAS, This truly humanitarian organization espouses 
continued operation and improvements in the state schools and state 
centers for the mentally retarded, in addition to increasing 
understanding among the public of all issues affecting persons with 
mental retardation through the gathering and distribution of 
information; and
	WHEREAS, By working with the Texas Department of Mental 
Health and Mental Retardation and other government agencies, PART 
strives to improve the system of care in Texas while promoting 
research that may lead to the prevention of mental retardation in 
many cases; and
	WHEREAS, PART supports the Volunteer Services Councils, 
whose members have contributed countless hours and much-needed 
financial assistance through the years; it also supports the 
devoted staffs of the state schools and state centers by acting as 
an advocate on their behalf for increased wages, benefits, and 
recognition to ensure that qualified and dedicated workers will 
continue to be attracted to employment in this field; and
	WHEREAS, The efforts of PART to improve the quality of care 
and services available to the mentally impaired in Texas are truly 
commendable, and for its many years of service as a diligent 
champion of the needs and rights of these citizens, it is indeed 
fitting that this distinguished organization be acknowledged for 
its work; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize March 11, 2003, as Parent Association 
for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol and welcome 
members of the visiting delegation; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, 
Incorporated, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 
Representatives.

                                                                          Mowery

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 428 was adopted by the House on March 
11, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House