| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 872 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The observance of Social Work Month in March 2023 |
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| 6 | 6 | | provides a welcome opportunity to raise awareness of the important |
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| 7 | 7 | | contributions made by members of this profession; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Acknowledging the long history of this vocation, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | National Association of Social Workers has adopted the theme |
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| 10 | 10 | | "Social Work Breaks Barriers" for 2023; early pioneers in the field |
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| 11 | 11 | | include Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Star, who opened Hull House in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Chicago in 1889 for the benefit of the city's large immigrant |
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| 13 | 13 | | population; other transformational figures have been George Edmund |
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| 14 | 14 | | Haynes, who cofounded the National Urban League, and Ida B. Wells, |
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| 15 | 15 | | the heroic women's rights and anti-lynching activist; during the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Great Depression, Frances Perkins, the first female secretary of |
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| 17 | 17 | | labor, was instrumental in the advent of the 40-hour workweek, |
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| 18 | 18 | | minimum wage, and Social Security; Whitney M. Young Jr., NASW |
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| 19 | 19 | | president in the Civil Rights era, collaborated with President |
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| 20 | 20 | | Lyndon B. Johnson and other leaders to end racial employment |
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| 21 | 21 | | discrimination; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Today, social work is among the fastest-growing |
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| 23 | 23 | | careers in the United States, with more than 700,000 professionals |
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| 24 | 24 | | employed in a wide variety of settings, from schools, hospitals, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and corporations to the criminal justice system and government |
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| 26 | 26 | | agencies; each day, they help people at both the individual level |
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| 27 | 27 | | and the systems level; while some assist with immediate needs such |
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| 28 | 28 | | as food, shelter, and medical care, others are involved in |
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| 29 | 29 | | advocating for laws and policies to effect long-term solutions; |
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| 30 | 30 | | they have pushed for the adoption of livable wages, workplace |
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| 31 | 31 | | safety measures, and other reforms; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Social workers play a crucial role in battling the |
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| 33 | 33 | | opioid crisis, and they are among the leading providers of mental |
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| 34 | 34 | | health care; they serve in the wake of natural disasters and in the |
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| 35 | 35 | | midst of family tragedies; each day, their code of ethics prompts |
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| 36 | 36 | | them to fight injustice and champion equal rights for all people; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, For well over a century, social workers have |
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| 39 | 39 | | dedicated themselves to improving the well-being of their fellow |
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| 40 | 40 | | Americans, and their tireless endeavors have empowered individuals |
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| 41 | 41 | | and strengthened communities all across the nation; now, therefore, |
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| 42 | 42 | | be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 2023 as Social Work Month. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Bernal |
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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. 872 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 49 | 49 | | 14, 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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