| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 256 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make |
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| 3 | 3 | | up the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are |
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| 4 | 4 | | gathering in Austin on March 1, 2023, for CASA Day at the State |
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| 5 | 5 | | Capitol; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer |
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| 7 | 7 | | movement that began in 1977 to enlist local community volunteers |
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| 8 | 8 | | to support children and families involved in the foster care |
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| 9 | 9 | | system; beginning in 1979 with the first Texas CASA program which |
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| 10 | 10 | | was established in Dallas, and followed by the formation of Texas |
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| 11 | 11 | | CASA in 1989, judges, individual volunteers, and communities |
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| 12 | 12 | | across the state have worked to expand CASA's initiatives; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Providing 72 local programs in 219 of the state's |
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| 14 | 14 | | 254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest |
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| 15 | 15 | | such initiatives in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in |
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| 16 | 16 | | the 2020 fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for |
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| 17 | 17 | | 29,229 young people by helping build community connections and |
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| 18 | 18 | | pathways to resiliency and healing from trauma; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to |
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| 20 | 20 | | provide valuable information to them and to make informed |
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| 21 | 21 | | recommendations to the courts so that they can act in the best |
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| 22 | 22 | | interests of each child; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas works tirelessly to |
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| 24 | 24 | | serve more children and families and to ensure that it serves |
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| 25 | 25 | | those children and families as informed, collaborative partners |
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| 26 | 26 | | in an ever-evolving system of care; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly |
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| 28 | 28 | | deserving of recognition for their important work and service to |
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| 29 | 29 | | the State of Texas, its courts, its children, and its families; |
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| 30 | 30 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as CASA Day at the |
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| 33 | 33 | | State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent |
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| 34 | 34 | | efforts to aid abused and neglected children; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | the organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Kolkhorst, Hughes |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on March 1, 2023. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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