| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 461 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Spark Change Project are celebrating |
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| 6 | 6 | | Spark Change Day on March 25, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Established in 2020, the Spark Change Project was |
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| 8 | 8 | | founded by Dr. Courtney Robinson, the executive director of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Excellence and Advancement Foundation, and Julia Cuba Lewis, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | chief executive officer of Girls Empowerment Network; the |
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| 11 | 11 | | organization strives to empower young women of color to advocate |
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| 12 | 12 | | for positive social change; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Spark Change Project recruits, hires, trains, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and mentors high school students to serve as peer facilitators; |
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| 15 | 15 | | through the program, participants help address important issues in |
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| 16 | 16 | | their communities and support causes they are passionate about, |
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| 17 | 17 | | including gender and racial justice; they also share their |
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| 18 | 18 | | knowledge and experience by helping to facilitate discussions at |
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| 19 | 19 | | town hall events and by providing written and spoken testimonies to |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Texas Legislature; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Participants in the Spark Change Project further |
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| 22 | 22 | | distinguish themselves through their involvement in Spark Change |
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| 23 | 23 | | Day, an advocacy event at the State Capitol that features a policy |
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| 24 | 24 | | agenda, discussions on key topics, and presentations and panels |
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| 25 | 25 | | from trailblazing women; attendees also engage in one-on-one |
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| 26 | 26 | | conversations with local leaders; during the summer, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | organization hosts Spark Change Camp, where peer facilitators help |
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| 28 | 28 | | train others to become activists in their communities; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The outstanding young Texans who participate in the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Spark Change Project have set an inspiring example of leadership |
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| 31 | 31 | | and political engagement, and they are indeed deserving of special |
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| 32 | 32 | | recognition for their efforts to make the Lone Star State an even |
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| 33 | 33 | | better place in which to live; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commemorate Spark Change Day and extend to all |
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| 36 | 36 | | those affiliated with the program sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 37 | 37 | | success in their important work; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for the Spark Change Project as an expression of high |
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| 40 | 40 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Ordaz |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 461 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 45 | 45 | | 23, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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