| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 699 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Houston Independent School District Department |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Library Services enriches the lives of many young Texans daily, |
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| 7 | 7 | | helping students to become readers, gain access to valuable |
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| 8 | 8 | | information, and become skilled in the use of electronic media |
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| 9 | 9 | | resources; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Striving to meet the educational needs of 200,000 |
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| 11 | 11 | | children citywide, the department is currently working to enhance |
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| 12 | 12 | | school library collections and technology; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, More than 250 school librarians are employed by the |
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| 14 | 14 | | district, and with the assistance of an Institute of Museum and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Library Services grant, 29 teachers are preparing to become |
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| 16 | 16 | | certified school librarians through Project: LIBS, the Librarian |
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| 17 | 17 | | Initiative for Better Schools program; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Committed to raising achievement standards, these |
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| 19 | 19 | | notable educators manage valuable resources and promote reading, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and they are supported in this vital goal by HISD Superintendent Dr. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Abelardo Saavedra; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Strong reading skills and an understanding of |
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| 23 | 23 | | technology are crucial to academic success, and by helping to |
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| 24 | 24 | | instill these abilities in children at a young age, the Houston ISD |
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| 25 | 25 | | Department of Library Services is making a sound investment in the |
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| 26 | 26 | | future of tomorrow's leaders; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby honor the Houston Independent School District |
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| 29 | 29 | | Department of Library Services for its contributions to area youth |
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| 30 | 30 | | and extend to the teachers embarking on librarian certification |
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| 31 | 31 | | sincere best wishes for great success with their important work; |
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| 32 | 32 | | and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the department as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 35 | 35 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Allen |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 699 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 40 | 40 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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