83R7995 MGR-D
By: King of Taylor H.R. No. 679
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, April 3, 2013, 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; and
WHEREAS, The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is
an organization of volunteers who promote quality services and are
dedicated to preserving, improving, and expanding services for
persons with intellectual disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The 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 employees of state facilities and for its advocacy of new
programs to meet the unique needs of persons with intellectual
disabilities; 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
through the years 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 people with intellectual disabilities
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 countless
Texans, and members of the association are truly worthy of special
recognition for their exceptional efforts and outstanding
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 3, 2013, 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.