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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jefferson County justice of the peace Ransom "Duce" |
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Jones of Beaumont has teamed with community leaders, volunteers, |
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and law enforcement officials to establish a truancy program called |
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Community TIES; and |
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WHEREAS, A former fire inspector, Judge Jones is serving his |
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first term as justice of the peace, and the abundance of cases |
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related to student truancy and chronic absenteeism has encouraged |
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him to seek new solutions for this growing problem; and |
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WHEREAS, Community TIES, which stands for Truancy Impacting |
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Education Services, is designed to combat student truancy and |
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absenteeism by providing students with the support they need to be |
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successful in school; and |
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WHEREAS, The program's volunteers are charged with |
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overseeing students as they perform weekend community service, |
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which is typically a task such as washing school buses; and |
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WHEREAS, Parents, teachers, and caregivers have noticed |
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positive changes among students who have been sentenced to |
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community service, and Judge Jones is also considering beginning |
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another program, Absent Student Assistance Program, to further this |
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trend; and |
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WHEREAS, In just a short time as justice of the peace, Judge |
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Jones has instituted changes that have had a significant impact in |
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the Beaumont community, and he is most deserving of special |
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recognition for his contributions in this worthy effort; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Judge Ransom "Duce" Jones for his role in |
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curbing truancy and chronic absenteeism among the students of |
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Beaumont and commend him for his achievements in strengthening his |
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community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Jones as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Deshotel |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2542 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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