H.R. No. 50

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Academic
	Language Therapy Association are gathering at the State Capitol on
	February 8, 2017, to commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and
	WHEREAS, Composed of licensed dyslexia therapists and
	practitioners as well as parents and educators of students
	identified with dyslexia, Texas ALTA is dedicated to the mission of
	helping to provide high-quality services to students with dyslexia
	and related disorders; and
	WHEREAS, One in five students has a language-based
	disability, and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities;
	and
	WHEREAS, According to recent data collected by the Texas
	Education Agency, dyslexia rates may be as high as 14 percent in
	some Texas school districts; moreover, a 2000 study conducted at
	The University of Texas Medical Branch in conjunction with the
	Texas Department of Criminal Justice indicated a dyslexia
	prevalence of 48 percent in the Texas prison population,
	underscoring the vital importance of early intervention; and
	WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association promotes
	and supports the work of licensed language therapists and
	practitioners to give individuals with dyslexia every opportunity
	to fulfill their potential, and in so doing, it is making a positive
	and lasting difference in the lives of many young Texans; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor the Texas Chapter of the Academic Language
	Therapy Association and recognize February 8, 2017, as Dyslexia
	Awareness Day; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Miller
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 50 was adopted by the House on February
	8, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House