| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1499 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Graduates of the Local Leadership and Advocacy |
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| 6 | 6 | | training project of The Arc of Greater Tarrant County are visiting |
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| 7 | 7 | | the State Capitol on April 24, 2009; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1949, The Arc of Greater Tarrant County |
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| 9 | 9 | | advocates on behalf of and in collaboration with people with |
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| 10 | 10 | | intellectual and other developmental disabilities in order to |
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| 11 | 11 | | improve their quality of life; the organization's service area |
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| 12 | 12 | | recently expanded to include Johnson, Parker, Hood, and Wise |
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| 13 | 13 | | Counties in addition to Tarrant County, and in 2007 it provided |
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| 14 | 14 | | services to some 4,000 area Texans; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Arc of GTC's Local Leadership and Advocacy |
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| 16 | 16 | | training project, which is funded in part by the Texas Council for |
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| 17 | 17 | | Developmental Disabilities, offers participants an opportunity to |
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| 18 | 18 | | learn about the Texas legislative process, strategies for |
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| 19 | 19 | | effectively telling their story, methods for building grassroots |
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| 20 | 20 | | coalitions, and tips for using the Internet and media to advance |
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| 21 | 21 | | important issues; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Members of this year's class, who have now graduated |
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| 23 | 23 | | to the Advocacy and Leadership League, include Brandon Cabral, Kate |
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| 24 | 24 | | Funk, David Swallow, Will Kovich, Beverly Black, Dale Swallow, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | Kendra Kerbow; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, These dedicated Texans have put their education into |
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| 27 | 27 | | practice by attending a local town hall to discuss transportation |
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| 28 | 28 | | needs, writing letters to state representatives and to the |
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| 29 | 29 | | president of the United States, testifying before the Texas Senate |
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| 30 | 30 | | Committee on Health and Human Services about state school |
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| 31 | 31 | | conditions and Medicaid issues, and visiting legislators in support |
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| 32 | 32 | | of "People First" appropriate language; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, The Local Leadership and Advocacy training project |
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| 34 | 34 | | promotes self-confidence and encourages participants to work |
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| 35 | 35 | | toward ensuring equal opportunities for all, and it is a pleasure to |
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| 36 | 36 | | honor this worthwhile initiative; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby welcome the graduates of the Local Leadership |
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| 39 | 39 | | and Advocacy training project of The Arc of Greater Tarrant County |
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| 40 | 40 | | and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable visit to |
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| 41 | 41 | | Austin; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Truitt |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1499 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 49 | 49 | | 24, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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