82R11918 JGH-D
By: King of Taylor H.R. No. 857
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, March 23, 2011, is Parent Association for the
Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion
provides a fitting opportunity to honor the association for its
outstanding work on behalf of persons with mental retardation; and
WHEREAS, The 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 the Parent Association for
the Retarded of Texas present the parents' viewpoint to the
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 the retarded; and
WHEREAS, Members of the 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, the Parent Association for the Retarded of
Texas continues to protect the mentally retarded people of 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 the 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 House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 23, 2011, as Parent Association
for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
members of the association best wishes for a meaningful and
memorable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas,
Incorporated, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
Representatives.