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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Southern Regional Education Board recently |
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established the Crisis Recovery Support Network to assist school |
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communities that have been impacted by tragedy; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1948, SREB works with states, school |
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districts, and campuses to improve education at every level; the |
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organization currently serves 16 states throughout the Southern |
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U.S. region; and |
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WHEREAS, SREB's Crisis Recovery Support Network will offer |
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yearlong emotional and mental health services to help students, |
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teachers, and campus communities in the wake of such public |
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emergencies as natural disasters and mass casualty events; the |
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program aims to provide specialized training to more than 640 |
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counselors across the region, who will be deployed to the sites of |
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significant incidents as needed; these efforts will help to ensure |
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that all schools, including those in underserved rural areas, have |
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access to treatment for psychological trauma; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, the Southern Regional |
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Education Board has provided exceptional services to academic |
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institutions in Texas and beyond, and its new program is sure to be |
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an invaluable resource for campuses reeling from a catastrophe; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Southern Regional Education Board |
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for aiding schools through its Crisis Recovery Support Network and |
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extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in their important work; 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 SREB as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Bell of Montgomery |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on March |
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31, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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