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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Melissa Martin of Deer Park was appointed to the |
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Texas Juvenile Justice Board by Governor Greg Abbott on March 1, |
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2019, for a term that will expire on February 1, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Martin is joining a board of 13 members who are |
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tasked with developing and implementing rules to govern the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department in support of the agency's goals to |
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keep youth in home communities while balancing rehabilitative needs |
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with public safety; and |
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WHEREAS, A career and technology teacher with the Galena Park |
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Independent School District, Ms. Martin has also shared her |
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expertise as a gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Commission on |
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Public School Finance; moreover, she is a member of the Association |
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of Texas Professional Educators and an advisor for the Family, |
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Career and Community Leaders of America, and she previously served |
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as an advisor for the Texas Association of Future Educators; she |
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holds a bachelor's degree in family and consumer science and a |
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master's degree in education administration from Lamar University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Melissa Martin's accomplishments are widely |
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appreciated by her peers in the field of education, and her |
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expertise and dedication will serve her well as she takes on the |
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challenges and opportunities of this new role; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Melissa Martin on her |
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gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for a productive tenure with the |
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department; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |