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  H.C.R. No. 36
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         
  WHEREAS, The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, a volunteer,
 
  nonpartisan organization that advocates for older Texans,
 
  celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in 2010; and
         
         WHEREAS, Created in 1985 by the 69th Texas Legislature, the
 
  TSHL is composed of 116 Texans, age 60 and over, who are elected by
 
  older, registered voters to represent the 28 Texas Area Agencies on
 
  Aging; collectively, those who serve in the TSHL volunteer more
 
  than 15,000 hours annually in service to their fellow seniors; and
         
         WHEREAS, During their two-year terms, TSHL members identify
 
  public policy issues affecting older citizens, research those
 
  issues, and craft pertinent legislative proposals in the TSHL
 
  legislative session, which is held every other year at the State
 
  Capitol; members subsequently present their legislative report to
 
  the governor, state representatives and senators, state officials,
 
  and the Texas Aging Network; they also testify at senate and house
 
  committee hearings on matters of concern to older residents; and
         
         WHEREAS, Among the many significant laws passed relating to
 
  TSHL resolutions have been Acts establishing the Legislative
 
  Committee on Aging, creating the Silver Alert for missing seniors,
 
  allowing grandparent caregivers to enroll their grandchildren in
 
  school and to access state programs for their grandchildren,
 
  requiring criminal history checks of employees and applicants at
 
  special care facilities, and setting up a volunteer advocate
 
  program for elderly persons; and
         
         WHEREAS, For two and a half decades, the work of the Texas
 
  Silver-Haired Legislature has promoted the engagement of older
 
  Texans in the legislative process and contributed to improved
 
  quality of life for older residents of the Lone Star State; now,
 
  therefore, be it
         
         RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
 
  hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the
 
  Texas Silver-Haired Legislature and extend to all those who have
 
  ever been associated with the program sincere appreciation for
 
  their invaluable service; and, be it further
         
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 
  prepared for the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature as an expression
 
  of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
  Naishtat
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the House on January
  31, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the Senate on
  February 2, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor