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1	1	H.R. No. 180
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, For 35 years, the members of the Texas Probation
6	6	Association have provided leadership through training, networking
7	7	opportunities, and advocacy for probation professionals throughout
8	8	the Lone Star State; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Established in 1974, the organization represents
10	10	employees in the nearly 300 adult and juvenile probation
11	11	departments across the state who are responsible for enforcing
12	12	court orders, collecting fees, providing offender treatment and
13	13	counseling referrals, and collecting restitution for victims; and
14	14	WHEREAS, The Texas Probation Association and its membership
15	15	strive to enhance public safety as their primary role while
16	16	maintaining efficiency for Texas taxpayers; and
17	17	WHEREAS, The probation system is the most cost-effective
18	18	alternative to long-term incarceration, providing the courts with
19	19	additional resources designed to reduce recidivism and provide
20	20	treatment for the offender; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Additional resources for increased diversions from
22	22	prison provided by the 80th Texas Legislature led to more
23	23	defendants being placed on adult probation, and technical
24	24	revocations decreased dramatically; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Since the 1995 recodification of the Juvenile
26	26	Justice Code, the juvenile probation system has ably protected
27	27	communities and provided a variety of programs and resources to the
28	28	juvenile courts to effectively and efficiently treat and
29	29	rehabilitate juvenile defendants; and
30	30	WHEREAS, The Texas Probation Association provides its
31	31	members with a unified voice, empowering them to express their
32	32	concerns, make public their successes, and articulate their vision
33	33	for the future; and
34	34	WHEREAS, The men and women of the Texas Probation Association
35	35	are dedicated to improving the state's criminal and juvenile
36	36	justice systems, and their efforts in this regard are helping to
37	37	build a brighter and more promising future for all Texans; now,
38	38	therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
40	40	Legislature hereby recognize January 27, 2009, as Texas Probation
41	41	Association Day at the Capitol and extend to the members of that
42	42	organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
44	44	prepared for the Texas Probation Association as an expression of
45	45	high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
46	46	Pickett
47	47	______________________________
48	48	Speaker of the House
49	49	I certify that H.R. No. 180 was adopted by the House on
50	50	January 27, 2009, by a non-record vote.
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Chief Clerk of the House