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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Southern Regional Education Board recently |
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| 8 | 9 | | established the Crisis Recovery Support Network to assist school |
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| 9 | 10 | | communities that have been impacted by tragedy; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1948, SREB works with states, school |
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| 11 | 12 | | districts, and campuses to improve education at every level; the |
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| 12 | 13 | | organization currently serves 16 states throughout the Southern |
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| 13 | 14 | | U.S. region; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, SREB's Crisis Recovery Support Network will offer |
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| 15 | 16 | | yearlong emotional and mental health services to help students, |
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| 16 | 17 | | teachers, and campus communities in the wake of such public |
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| 17 | 18 | | emergencies as natural disasters and mass casualty events; the |
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| 18 | 19 | | program aims to provide specialized training to more than 640 |
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| 19 | 20 | | counselors across the region, who will be deployed to the sites of |
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| 20 | 21 | | significant incidents as needed; these efforts will help to ensure |
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| 21 | 22 | | that all schools, including those in underserved rural areas, have |
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| 22 | 23 | | access to treatment for psychological trauma; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, the Southern Regional |
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| 24 | 25 | | Education Board has provided exceptional services to academic |
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| 25 | 26 | | institutions in Texas and beyond, and its new program is sure to be |
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| 26 | 27 | | an invaluable resource for campuses reeling from a catastrophe; |
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| 27 | 28 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby commend the Southern Regional Education Board |
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| 30 | 31 | | for aiding schools through its Crisis Recovery Support Network and |
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| 31 | 32 | | extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere best |
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| 32 | 33 | | wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for SREB as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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| 36 | 37 | | of Representatives. |
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