SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 249
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
recognize the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas,
Incorporated, for its outstanding work on behalf of persons with
mental retardation and is pleased to proclaim March 4, 2009,
Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is an
organization of volunteers who are dedicated to preserving,
improving, and expanding services for persons with mental
retardation in our state; the association promotes quality
services for state school residents, the mentally retarded in the
state center system, and mentally retarded residents in the
community; and
WHEREAS, The dedicated members of Parent Association for
the Retarded of Texas present the parents' viewpoint to the Texas
Department of Aging and Disability Services, the State
Legislature, Congress, and the general public; and
WHEREAS, This association is well known for the support it
offers to state school employees and its advocacy of new programs
to meet the unique needs of persons with mental retardation; and
WHEREAS, Members of Parent Association for the Retarded of
Texas have been prominently involved in the development of
programs for persons with mental retardation since the 1950s, and
they have fought vigorously for improved state schools, state
centers, special education, and community mental health and
mental retardation centers; and
WHEREAS, Today, Parent Association for the Retarded of
Texas continues to protect persons with mental retardation in
Texas and tenaciously places responsibility on caregivers to
maintain standards for quality care; the organization addresses
such issues as fiscal accountability and special population
needs; and
WHEREAS, The services provided by Parent Association for
the Retarded of Texas have been vital to the welfare of both
children and adults with mental retardation in our state, and
members of the association are truly worthy of legislative
recognition for their exceptional efforts and outstanding
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby declare March 4, 2009, Parent Association
for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol as an
expression of appreciation for this association's valuable
contributions to the people of Texas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, Incorporated, as an
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Estes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 18, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate