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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Georgina Cecilia Pérez of El Paso was elected to a |
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four-year term on the Texas State Board of Education on November 8, |
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2016; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of El Paso and a graduate of Eastwood High |
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School in the Ysleta Independent School District, Georgina Pérez |
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earned degrees in business administration and accounting and human |
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resource development along with a teaching certification from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso; she subsequently served Ysleta ISD |
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for more than a decade as an eighth-grade teacher, department |
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chair, teacher mentor, and professional development educator, and |
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she remains involved in curriculum development and educator |
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training; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pérez has been active in promoting literacy |
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efforts as the founder of Tu Libro, which to date has distributed |
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more than 150,000 books to students living in rural and |
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impoverished communities in El Paso County who are without regular |
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access to a library; in addition, she and her team have spearheaded |
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the creation of a new library in Socorro to provide over 55,000 area |
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residents with free access to reading materials; and |
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WHEREAS, The founder and director of the Cotton Valley |
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Scholars education program, Ms. Pérez is also the founder and board |
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president of the Rural Schools Scholarship Foundation and a |
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creative director for Celebrate Freedom Week; moreover, she is |
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active on the state level as secretary of public affairs for the |
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Texas Alliance of Black School Educators; in her work as a member of |
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the State Board of Education for District 1, she represents Texans |
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in 40 counties across West and Southwest Texas and holds a place on |
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the board's committee on instruction; and |
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WHEREAS, With her wealth of leadership experience and |
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tireless commitment to Texas schoolchildren, Georgina Pérez is well |
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suited to helping shape the future of public schools in our state, |
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and her fellow Texans are fortunate to benefit from her service in |
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this important role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Georgina Cecilia Pérez on her |
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election to the Texas State Board of Education and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding tenure; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Pérez as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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González of El Paso |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1521 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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