83R7995 MGR-D
 
  By: King of Taylor H.R. No. 679
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, April 3, 2013, is Parent Association for the
  Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion
  provides a fitting opportunity to honor the association for its
  outstanding work; and
         WHEREAS, The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is
  an organization of volunteers who promote quality services and are
  dedicated to preserving, improving, and expanding services for
  persons with intellectual disabilities; and
         WHEREAS, The 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 employees of state facilities and for its advocacy of new
  programs to meet the unique needs of persons with intellectual
  disabilities; 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
  through the years 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 people with intellectual disabilities
  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 countless
  Texans, and members of the association are truly worthy of special
  recognition for their exceptional efforts and outstanding
  accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 3, 2013, as Parent Association
  for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
  members of the association best wishes for a meaningful and
  memorable event.