81R10050 BGU-D

By: King of Taylor H.R. No. 677

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, Incorporated, for its outstanding work on behalf of persons with mental retardation and is pleased to recognize March 4, 2009, as Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol; and

WHEREAS, The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is an organization of volunteers who are dedicated to preserving, improving, and expanding services for persons with mental retardation in our state; the association promotes quality services for state school residents, the mentally retarded in the state center system, and mentally retarded residents in the community; and

WHEREAS, The dedicated members of the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas present the parents' viewpoint to the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the state legislature, Congress, and the general public; and

WHEREAS, This association is well known for the support it offers to state school employees and its advocacy of new programs to meet the unique needs of the retarded; and

WHEREAS, Members of the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas have been prominently involved in the development of programs for persons with mental retardation since the 1950s, and they have fought vigorously for improved state schools, state centers, special education, and community mental health and mental retardation centers; and

WHEREAS, Today, the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas continues to protect the mentally retarded people of Texas and tenaciously places responsibility on caregivers to maintain standards for quality care; the organization addresses such issues as fiscal accountability and special population needs; and

WHEREAS, The services provided by the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas have been vital to the welfare of both children and adults with mental retardation in our state, and members of the association are truly worthy of legislative recognition for their exceptional efforts and outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2009, as Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol as an expression of appreciation for the association's valuable contributions to the people of Texas; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, Incorporated, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.