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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pioneers Youth Leadership is helping many Texas |
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students acquire the tools they will need to serve as leaders in |
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their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2012, the nonprofit organization |
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combines classroom study with extracurricular events in a |
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learning-through-action civic engagement program; the program |
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currently serves more than 300 students in 17 counties; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 18 and 19, 2017, participants attended |
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the State Leadership Forum at the Capitol, where they met with state |
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lawmakers and discussed some of today's most relevant public policy |
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topics, including technology in the classroom, access to health and |
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mental health care, water usage and conservation, immigration, and |
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education quality; in addition, students attended workshops and |
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presented their own ideas to staff from various state agencies |
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during the two-day event; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its ongoing efforts to encourage young |
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Texans to become positive change agents in their communities, |
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Pioneers Youth Leadership is helping to create a brighter and more |
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promising future for the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the Pioneers Youth Leadership 2017 |
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State Leadership Forum and recognize the organization for its |
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contributions to the education of our young people; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pioneers Youth Leadership as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |