| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 534 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Sonya Kulkarni of Bellaire High School was selected |
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| 6 | 6 | | to serve as one of two Texas delegates to the 61st annual United |
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| 7 | 7 | | States Senate Youth Program, which took place in Washington, D.C., |
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| 8 | 8 | | from March 4 through 11, 2023; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by The Hearst Foundation, the United |
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| 10 | 10 | | States Senate Youth Program enables a select group of U.S. high |
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| 11 | 11 | | school students to pursue their interest in a public service |
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| 12 | 12 | | career; every year, two student delegates are chosen from each |
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| 13 | 13 | | state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense |
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| 14 | 14 | | Office of Dependents Schools to participate in a weeklong visit to |
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| 15 | 15 | | the nation's capital; the attendees visit the White House, both |
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| 16 | 16 | | chambers of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Pentagon, and they |
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| 17 | 17 | | attend briefings and addresses given by key government figures; |
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| 18 | 18 | | moreover, each delegate receives a $10,000 scholarship to help fund |
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| 19 | 19 | | their college studies; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A senior at Bellaire High School, Ms. Kulkarni is |
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| 21 | 21 | | the first Houston Independent School District student to be |
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| 22 | 22 | | selected for the program in more than four decades; among her many |
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| 23 | 23 | | extracurricular activities, she is executive editor-in-chief of |
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| 24 | 24 | | her school's newspaper, the Three Penny Press, and she has written |
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| 25 | 25 | | for a number of publications, including Ms.magazine; in addition, |
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| 26 | 26 | | she is a member of the advisory team of the PBS NewsHour Student |
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| 27 | 27 | | Reporting Labs and a national youth ambassador for the American |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cancer Society; furthermore, she was one of 10 Houston ISD students |
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| 29 | 29 | | appointed by the superintendent to serve on the Legislative |
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| 30 | 30 | | Advisory Committee, which helps develop the district's federal and |
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| 31 | 31 | | state legislative priorities and provides feedback to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Government Relations Department; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Talented students such as Sonya Kulkarni represent |
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| 34 | 34 | | the leaders of tomorrow, and the commitment to excellence that she |
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| 35 | 35 | | has demonstrated is certain to open the way to a bright and |
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| 36 | 36 | | promising future for this fine young Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Sonya Kulkarni on her selection as |
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| 39 | 39 | | a delegate to the 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program and |
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| 40 | 40 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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| 41 | 41 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Ms. Kulkarni as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | A. Johnson of Harris |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 534 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 49 | 49 | | 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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