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Texas Senate Bill SR262

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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 262
1+88R15156 BK-D
2+ By: Menéndez, Gutierrez, Zaffirini S.R. No. 262
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5+ R E S O L U T I O N
26 WHEREAS, For 50 years, IDRA has been a leading advocate for
37 equal opportunity in the Texas public education system; and
48 WHEREAS, IDRA, or the Intercultural Development Research
5- Association, was founded by a small group of concerned citizens
6- in 1973, and over the course of the past half century, the
7- organization has worked to ensure that all Texas schoolchildren
8- are provided with a strong academic foundation that gives them
9- access to higher education and prepares them for success in
10- college; and
9+ Association, was founded by a small group of concerned citizens in
10+ 1973, and over the course of the past half century, the organization
11+ has worked to ensure that all Texas schoolchildren are provided
12+ with a strong academic foundation that gives them access to higher
13+ education and prepares them for success in college; and
1114 WHEREAS, Since IDRA's inception, school finance reform has
12- been at the forefront of its policy agenda; in addition to
13- raising public awareness of the inequalities that leave many
14- Texas students at a disadvantage, the organization has engaged
15- key decision makers in efforts to eliminate these disparities and
16- bring about positive change to our state's education system; and
15+ been at the forefront of its policy agenda; in addition to raising
16+ public awareness of the inequalities that leave many Texas students
17+ at a disadvantage, the organization has engaged key decision makers
18+ in efforts to eliminate these disparities and bring about positive
19+ change to our state's education system; and
1720 WHEREAS, IDRA staff have worked on landmark court cases to
1821 guarantee the civil rights of all children, regardless of race,
1922 sex, or national origin; IDRA's research on school dropouts in
2023 Texas also led to revisions in the state's education law in 1984,
2124 and members of the organization have played a key role in the
22- federal Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and Texas' first
23- bilingual education law; and
24- WHEREAS, In addition to its efforts at the state and
25- federal level, IDRA has provided support to educators and
26- administrators to improve teaching strategies and programs at
27- Texas schools and to help schools and districts address
28- disparities in student access to high-level STEMcourses,racial
29- and gender-based bullying, workforce diversity, and other
30- issues; the organization has also helped to advise schools on
31- strategies to better serve immigrant students, and it has made a
32- positive difference through its dropout prevention and parental
33- leadership programs; and
34- WHEREAS, IDRA was founded on the principle that all
35- children deserve the benefits of a high-quality education, and
36- the organization's members have demonstrated a tireless
37- dedication to this endeavor that is truly commendable; now,
38- therefore, be it
39- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
40- Legislature, hereby honor IDRA on the occasion of its 50th
41- anniversary and recognize all those involved with the
42- organization for the contributions they have made to the success
43- of Texas schools and the students they serve; and, be it further
25+ federal Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and Texas' first bilingual
26+ education law; and
27+ WHEREAS, In addition to its efforts at the state and federal
28+ level, IDRA has provided support to educators and administrators to
29+ improve teaching strategies and programs at Texas schools and to
30+ help schools and districts address disparities in student access to
31+ high-level STEM courses, racial and gender-based bullying,
32+ workforce diversity, and other issues; the organization has also
33+ helped to advise schools on strategies to better serve immigrant
34+ students, and it has made a positive difference through its dropout
35+ prevention and parental leadership programs; and
36+ WHEREAS, IDRA was founded on the principle that all children
37+ deserve the benefits of a high-quality education, and the
38+ organization's members have demonstrated a tireless dedication to
39+ this endeavor that is truly commendable; now, therefore, be it
40+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
41+ hereby honor IDRA on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and
42+ recognize all those involved with the organization for the
43+ contributions they have made to the success of Texas schools and the
44+ students they serve; and, be it further
4445 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
45- prepared for IDRA as an expression of high regard from the
46- Texas Senate.
47- Menéndez, Gutierrez, Zaffirini
48- ________________________________
49- President of the Senate
50- I hereby certify that the
51- above Resolution was adopted by
52- the Senate on March 1, 2023.
53- ________________________________
54- Secretary of the Senate
55- ________________________________
56- Member, Texas Senate
57- ________________________________
58- Member, Texas Senate
59- ________________________________
60- Member, Texas Senate
46+ prepared for IDRA as an expression of high regard by the Texas
47+ Senate.