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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brandi Spieth of San Antonio has distinguished |
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herself as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized by the Texas Council for Developmental |
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Disabilities, Texas Partners in Policymaking is a leadership |
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training program designed to empower adults with developmental |
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disabilities and their families as advocates for policy change; |
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over the course of seven months, participants learn about |
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disability history, systems, and policy while meeting with a |
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variety of subject matter experts; many graduates have gone on to |
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serve on various boards, councils, task forces, and advisory |
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committees, and some have run for public office; and |
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WHEREAS, A mother of four children, three of whom have |
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disabilities, Mrs. Spieth first became involved in advocacy after |
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recognizing the challenges that her own children, as well as her |
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patients and students, faced due to their disabilities; she focused |
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her capstone project, Project ABLE, on identifying medical |
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providers and practices that have experience, knowledge, and |
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training with the intellectual and developmental disability |
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population and on developing a social media page highlighting |
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various educational opportunities and resources; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Spieth is a pediatric speech language |
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pathologist with 22 years of experience and a certified lactation |
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consultant, and she has worked with children with disabilities in a |
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school setting, via home health, and in a hospital setting as a |
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rehabilitation therapist; she currently works in a local children's |
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hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, By taking part in the Texas Partners in Policymaking |
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program, Brandi Spieth has developed the knowledge and skills |
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necessary to effect positive change in her community and beyond, |
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and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing her for this notable |
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accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Brandi Spieth on graduating as a |
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member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025 and |
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extend to her sincere best 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 Mrs. Spieth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |