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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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join the Communities In Schools State Advisory Committee and the |
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Texas Education Agency in recognizing the recipients of the 2007 |
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Best of Texas awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Communities In Schools is a nationwide dropout |
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prevention network with 27 area programs in Texas; it helps |
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students to improve in academics, attendance, or behavior, |
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encouraging more students to stay in school, graduate, and pursue |
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postsecondary education goals; and |
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WHEREAS, The Best of Texas award recipients are recognized |
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for their outstanding commitment to the CIS program, students, |
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families, and schools; they are those who exemplify the spirit of |
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the program, as well as those who dedicate themselves beyond |
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expectations; and |
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WHEREAS, Award winners and their Communities In Schools |
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programs are Kris Downing, of Central Texas, Paul Lane Award of |
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Excellence; Karl Schmalz, of the Dallas region, Board Member of the |
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Year; Mike Steele, of Tarrant County, Executive Director of the |
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Year; Julie Lyon, of Northeast Texas, Staff Member of the Year; |
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Kenny Thompson, DDS, of Northeast Texas, Volunteer of the Year; |
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Tashia Dawn Rusnak, of South Central Texas, Student of the Year; and |
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Dorothy Harris, of McLennan County Youth Collaboration, Parent of |
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the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Other recipients are Paul Vranish, Tornillo |
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Independent School District, of El Paso, Superintendent of the |
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Year; Jessica Hicks, Waco Independent School District, of McLennan |
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County Youth Collaboration, Principal of the Year; Nance Lee |
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Talbett, Copperas Cove Independent School District, of |
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Bell-Coryell Counties, Teacher of the Year; and Bank of America, of |
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Tarrant County, Business of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated citizens have helped many young |
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Texans to stay in school, prepare for successful lives, and |
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contribute to their communities, and they truly merit special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the recipients of the 2007 |
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Communities In Schools Best of Texas Awards and commend all those |
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involved with the Communities In Schools programs of Texas for |
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their exceptional work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the award recipients as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1578 was adopted by the House on April |
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19, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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