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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pioneers Youth Leadership is helping many Texas |
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| 6 | 7 | | students acquire the tools they will need to serve as leaders in |
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| 7 | 8 | | their communities; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 2012, the nonprofit organization |
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| 9 | 10 | | combines classroom study with extracurricular events in a |
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| 10 | 11 | | learning-through-action civic engagement program; the program |
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| 11 | 12 | | currently serves more than 300 students in 17 counties; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, On January 18 and 19, 2017, participants attended |
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| 13 | 14 | | the State Leadership Forum at the Capitol, where they met with state |
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| 14 | 15 | | lawmakers and discussed some of today's most relevant public policy |
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| 15 | 16 | | topics, including technology in the classroom, access to health and |
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| 16 | 17 | | mental health care, water usage and conservation, immigration, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | education quality; in addition, students attended workshops and |
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| 18 | 19 | | presented their own ideas to staff from various state agencies |
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| 19 | 20 | | during the two-day event; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Through its ongoing efforts to encourage young |
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| 21 | 22 | | Texans to become positive change agents in their communities, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Pioneers Youth Leadership is helping to create a brighter and more |
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| 23 | 24 | | promising future for the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the Pioneers Youth Leadership 2017 |
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| 26 | 27 | | State Leadership Forum and recognize the organization for its |
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| 27 | 28 | | contributions to the education of our young people; and, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for Pioneers Youth Leadership as an expression of high |
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| 31 | 32 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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