| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 166 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature is |
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| 3 | 3 | | celebrating its 30th anniversary on February 17, 2015, and this |
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| 4 | 4 | | occasion provides a welcome opportunity to honor this noteworthy |
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| 5 | 5 | | organization; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, the 69th Texas Legislature authorized |
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| 7 | 7 | | the creation of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, which met |
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| 8 | 8 | | for its first session in the house chambers during the following |
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| 9 | 9 | | interim; the group represents older constituents, and its |
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| 10 | 10 | | members, who are at least 60 years of age, are elected to two-year |
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| 11 | 11 | | terms by their peers in 28 districts across the state; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature promotes good |
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| 13 | 13 | | government for all Texans by encouraging active participation in |
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| 14 | 14 | | civic life; its members assist in formulating legislative |
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| 15 | 15 | | priorities and serve as a resource to the public and private |
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| 16 | 16 | | sectors on matters of concern to seniors; in addition, the |
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| 17 | 17 | | organization provides advocacy training to help members become |
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| 18 | 18 | | more effective in the civic life of their own communities; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the organization's involvement |
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| 20 | 20 | | has resulted in legislative action on a number of issues; such |
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| 21 | 21 | | instances include the passage of laws freezing city, county, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | junior college district taxes for elderly and disabled |
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| 23 | 23 | | homeowners, creating the Silver Alert for missing seniors, |
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| 24 | 24 | | requiring criminal background checks for employees at special |
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| 25 | 25 | | care facilities, and providing custodial grandparents with the |
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| 26 | 26 | | ability to enroll their grandchildren in school; in addition, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Texas Silver-Haired Legislature played a key role in the |
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| 28 | 28 | | establishment of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The vitality of our democratic system depends on |
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| 30 | 30 | | the engagement of an informed citizenry, and for three decades, |
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| 31 | 31 | | the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature has partnered successfully |
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| 32 | 32 | | with the Texas Legislature, serving as a vital source of wisdom, |
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| 33 | 33 | | knowledge, and experience; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | Texas Silver-Haired Legislature and honor the members of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | organization for their outstanding contributions to the Lone |
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| 38 | 38 | | Star State; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the |
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| 40 | 40 | | organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Nelson |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on February 17, 2015. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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