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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Karen Kennard has worked |
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tirelessly in behalf of Texas children; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2020, Ms. Kennard has served as director of |
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training and education at The Children's Assessment Center in |
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Houston, an advocacy center that addresses the needs of sexually |
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abused children and their families; she conducts workshops on |
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topics concerning The CAC, child abuse, and child abuse prevention, |
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and she has been invited into area schools to teach students how to |
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recognize unsafe situations, protect themselves from predators, |
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and report abuse; in 2022 alone, her team at The CAC trained more |
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than 36,000 community members, staff, and partners; prior to |
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assuming her current role, she was facilitator of the Child Sexual |
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Abuse Review Team for 16 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kennard was previously employed by the Texas |
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Department of Family and Protective Services-Child Protective |
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Services, where she was a child abuse investigator specializing in |
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cases involving sexual abuse; moreover, she was an adjunct faculty |
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member for the Harris County Children's Protective Services |
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Training Institute, and she has led the Child Safety Check Alert |
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List class for the Houston Police Department since 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her professional responsibilities, |
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Ms. Kennard gives generously of her time and expertise to a number |
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of task forces and committees, including the Harris County Child |
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Abuse Task Force Board, the Harris County Interagency Victims |
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Council, and the Harris County Youth and Family Services Conference |
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Steering Committee; she is a former member of the San Jacinto |
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College Board on Intern Placements, the Houston Community College |
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Advisory Board for the Accelerated Teacher Certification Program, |
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and the Students of Success Agenda Board; a graduate of The |
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University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Kennard holds a bachelor's |
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degree in psychology; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her distinguished career, Karen |
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Kennard has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to ensuring the |
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safety and well-being of children, and in so doing, she has greatly |
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benefited countless young Texans and their families; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Karen Kennard on her exemplary record of |
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service in behalf of Texas children and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Kennard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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A. Johnson of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 270 was adopted by the House on |
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February 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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