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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 16, 2017, 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 more |
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than 35 years ago, and Texas CASA was formed in 1989; the |
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organization provides funding, training, coordination, and |
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assistance to 72 local CASA programs statewide that last year |
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engaged more than 9,100 volunteers, who gave life-changing |
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advocacy, help, and encouragement to nearly 28,000 children and |
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young people in state care; 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 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2017, 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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Frank |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 398 was adopted by the House on February |
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16, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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