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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Graduates of the Local Leadership and Advocacy |
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training project of The Arc of Greater Tarrant County are visiting |
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the State Capitol on April 24, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1949, The Arc of Greater Tarrant County |
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advocates on behalf of and in collaboration with people with |
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intellectual and other developmental disabilities in order to |
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improve their quality of life; the organization's service area |
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recently expanded to include Johnson, Parker, Hood, and Wise |
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Counties in addition to Tarrant County, and in 2007 it provided |
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services to some 4,000 area Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, The Arc of GTC's Local Leadership and Advocacy |
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training project, which is funded in part by the Texas Council for |
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Developmental Disabilities, offers participants an opportunity to |
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learn about the Texas legislative process, strategies for |
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effectively telling their story, methods for building grassroots |
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coalitions, and tips for using the Internet and media to advance |
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important issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of this year's class, who have now graduated |
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to the Advocacy and Leadership League, include Brandon Cabral, Kate |
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Funk, David Swallow, Will Kovich, Beverly Black, Dale Swallow, and |
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Kendra Kerbow; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated Texans have put their education into |
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practice by attending a local town hall to discuss transportation |
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needs, writing letters to state representatives and to the |
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president of the United States, testifying before the Texas Senate |
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Committee on Health and Human Services about state school |
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conditions and Medicaid issues, and visiting legislators in support |
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of "People First" appropriate language; and |
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WHEREAS, The Local Leadership and Advocacy training project |
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promotes self-confidence and encourages participants to work |
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toward ensuring equal opportunities for all, and it is a pleasure to |
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honor this worthwhile initiative; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the graduates of the Local Leadership |
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and Advocacy training project of The Arc of Greater Tarrant County |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable visit to |
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Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Truitt |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1499 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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