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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards strives to |
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protect the youth of our state from abuse and neglect; and |
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WHEREAS, Composed of court-appointed volunteers, the council |
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coordinates state and local child welfare services in an effort to |
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promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and |
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families throughout Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Members work at a grassroots level to develop |
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programs that meet the needs of the community; filling gaps in state |
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services, county boards raise more than $20 million annually in an |
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effort to provide clothing, school supplies, birthday and holiday |
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gifts, and other special needs for foster children; and |
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WHEREAS, Supporting more than 200 county child welfare |
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boards, the group provides training materials and maintains a |
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website to facilitate advocacy and information-sharing; and |
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WHEREAS, All Texans benefit from the critical services |
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provided by the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards, whose work |
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ensures that a most vulnerable segment of our society is not |
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forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards |
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for its service to young people in need and extend to all those |
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associated with the group sincere best wishes for continued success |
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with their important 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 council as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 996 was adopted by the House on April |
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2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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