H.R. No. 486
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Southern Regional Education Board recently
established the Crisis Recovery Support Network to assist school
communities that have been impacted by tragedy; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1948, SREB works with states, school
districts, and campuses to improve education at every level; the
organization currently serves 16 states throughout the Southern
U.S. region; and
WHEREAS, SREB's Crisis Recovery Support Network will offer
yearlong emotional and mental health services to help students,
teachers, and campus communities in the wake of such public
emergencies as natural disasters and mass casualty events; the
program aims to provide specialized training to more than 640
counselors across the region, who will be deployed to the sites of
significant incidents as needed; these efforts will help to ensure
that all schools, including those in underserved rural areas, have
access to treatment for psychological trauma; and
WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, the Southern Regional
Education Board has provided exceptional services to academic
institutions in Texas and beyond, and its new program is sure to be
an invaluable resource for campuses reeling from a catastrophe;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Southern Regional Education Board
for aiding schools through its Crisis Recovery Support Network and
extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere best
wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for SREB as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.
Bell of Montgomery
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House