SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 66
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
honor Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates and to recognize
February 12, 2015, as CASA Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer
movement begun in the 1970s that enlists community volunteers to
serve as court advocates for abused and neglected children; these
volunteers research the child's situation, provide critical
information and recommendations to judges about what is best for
the child, and help ensure that children in the foster care
system find safe, permanent homes as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS, The first CASA program in Texas began in Dallas
some 35 years ago; Texas CASA was formed in 1989 and recently
celebrated its 25th anniversary; Texas CASA provides funding,
training, coordination, and assistance to 71 local CASA programs
statewide that last year engaged more than 8,000 volunteers, who
gave life-changing advocacy, help, and encouragement to 24,742
children, more than 50 percent of the children in the foster care
system; and
WHEREAS, CASA volunteers help to give children in the
foster care system hope for a better future and provide courts
with information they need to make well-informed decisions in
child protective services cases, and their efforts help to ensure
that the system functions as intended; all those associated with
CASA are truly deserving of recognition for their service to the
State of Texas, its courts, and its children; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby proclaim February 12, 2015, as CASA Day at
the State Capitol and commend the organization for its noble
efforts to aid abused and neglected children; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Nelson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 28, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate