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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make up |
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the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates organization are |
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gathering in Austin on February 12, 2015, for CASA Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer movement |
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begun in the 1970s that enlists community volunteers to serve as |
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court advocates for abused and neglected children; these volunteers |
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research the child's situation, provide critical information and |
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recommendations to judges about what is best for the child, and help |
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ensure that children in the foster care system find safe, permanent |
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homes as soon as possible; and |
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WHEREAS, The first CASA program in Texas began in Dallas some |
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35 years ago; Texas CASA was formed in 1989 and recently celebrated |
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its 25th anniversary; Texas CASA provides funding, training, |
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coordination, and assistance to 71 local CASA programs statewide |
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that last year engaged more than 8,000 volunteers, who gave |
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life-changing advocacy, help, and encouragement to 24,742 |
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children, more than 50 percent of the children in the foster care |
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system; and |
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WHEREAS, CASA volunteers help to give children in the foster |
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care system hope for a better future and provide courts with |
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information they need to make well-informed decisions in child |
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protective services cases, and their efforts help to ensure that |
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the system functions as intended; all those associated with CASA |
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are truly deserving of recognition for their service to the State of |
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Texas, its courts, and its children; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2015, as CASA Day at the |
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State Capitol and commend the organization for its noble efforts to |
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aid abused and neglected children; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 440 was adopted by the House on February |
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12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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