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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Melissa Martin of Deer Park was appointed to the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas Juvenile Justice Board by Governor Greg Abbott on March 1, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2019, for a term that will expire on February 1, 2025; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Martin is joining a board of 13 members who are |
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| 9 | 10 | | tasked with developing and implementing rules to govern the Texas |
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| 10 | 11 | | Juvenile Justice Department in support of the agency's goals to |
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| 11 | 12 | | keep youth in home communities while balancing rehabilitative needs |
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| 12 | 13 | | with public safety; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A career and technology teacher with the Galena Park |
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| 14 | 15 | | Independent School District, Ms. Martin has also shared her |
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| 15 | 16 | | expertise as a gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Commission on |
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| 16 | 17 | | Public School Finance; moreover, she is a member of the Association |
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| 17 | 18 | | of Texas Professional Educators and an advisor for the Family, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Career and Community Leaders of America, and she previously served |
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| 19 | 20 | | as an advisor for the Texas Association of Future Educators; she |
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| 20 | 21 | | holds a bachelor's degree in family and consumer science and a |
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| 21 | 22 | | master's degree in education administration from Lamar University; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Melissa Martin's accomplishments are widely |
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| 24 | 25 | | appreciated by her peers in the field of education, and her |
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| 25 | 26 | | expertise and dedication will serve her well as she takes on the |
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| 26 | 27 | | challenges and opportunities of this new role; now, therefore, be |
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| 27 | 28 | | it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Melissa Martin on her |
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| 30 | 31 | | gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board and |
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| 31 | 32 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for a productive tenure with the |
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| 32 | 33 | | department; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Ms. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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