| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 803 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Plano ISD Education Foundation is celebrating |
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| 6 | 6 | | its 30th anniversary in 2023, and this occasion offers a fitting |
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| 7 | 7 | | opportunity to recognize its myriad contributions to the Plano |
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| 8 | 8 | | Independent School District; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A nonprofit led by local business and community |
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| 10 | 10 | | leaders, the Plano Education Foundation was established in 1993 to |
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| 11 | 11 | | support Plano ISD students, instructors, and schools; in keeping |
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| 12 | 12 | | with its mission, the organization partners with more than 40 |
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| 13 | 13 | | businesses and organizations in the North Texas area to provide |
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| 14 | 14 | | resources that go above and beyond the Plano ISD normal operating |
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| 15 | 15 | | budget; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the Plano ISD Education Foundation |
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| 17 | 17 | | has generated over $22 million in private support for a wide variety |
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| 18 | 18 | | of initiatives that benefit teachers, students, and their families, |
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| 19 | 19 | | including AVID Elementary, the CORE Store, an employee crisis fund, |
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| 20 | 20 | | the PISD 100 Employee Recognition Program, grants to teachers, a |
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| 21 | 21 | | back-to-school fair, health sciences certifications for students, |
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| 22 | 22 | | a welcome and enrollment center, support for professional learning, |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Robbie & Lynore Robinson Fine Arts Center, the Health Sciences |
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| 24 | 24 | | Academy, and the Richards Douglass Immediate Needs Fund; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The foundation currently benefits from the able |
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| 26 | 26 | | leadership of president Missy Bender, president-elect Jenna |
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| 27 | 27 | | Maynard, immediate past president Jeff Beckley, treasurer Joshua |
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| 28 | 28 | | Bourgeois, assistant secretary Harshal Chhaya, secretary Leanne |
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| 29 | 29 | | Libby, and senior executive director Brittnea Ussery; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, For three decades, the Plano ISD Education |
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| 31 | 31 | | Foundation has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to meeting |
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| 32 | 32 | | the needs of the local school district while playing a vital role in |
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| 33 | 33 | | helping young Texans achieve their full potential; now, therefore, |
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| 34 | 34 | | be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Plano |
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| 37 | 37 | | ISD Education Foundation and extend to the organization's |
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| 38 | 38 | | administration and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 39 | 39 | | be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Plesa |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 803 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 47 | 47 | | 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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