5 | | - | WHEREAS, One of the most advanced juvenile justice systems |
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6 | | - | in the nation, the Texas network is composed of 164 |
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7 | | - | community-based probation departments, which serve youth and |
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8 | | - | families in all 254 counties of the Lone Star State in |
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9 | | - | partnership with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and |
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| 11 | + | WHEREAS, One of the most advanced juvenile justice systems in |
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| 12 | + | the nation, the Texas network is composed of 164 community-based |
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| 13 | + | probation departments, which serve youth and families in all 254 |
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| 14 | + | counties of the Lone Star State in partnership with the Texas |
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| 15 | + | Juvenile Justice Department; and |
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10 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The juvenile probation departments handle 100 |
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11 | 17 | | percent of the referrals of young people to the juvenile justice |
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12 | 18 | | system each year through the efforts of more than 8,200 certified |
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13 | 19 | | juvenile probation and supervision officers, and departments |
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14 | 20 | | continue to provide services at the local level to 99 percent of |
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15 | 21 | | those referrals; and |
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16 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Every day, the dedicated men and women of the |
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17 | | - | juvenile justice system make a positive difference in the lives |
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18 | | - | of young Texans, helping them to embark on a better path, and in |
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19 | | - | so doing, they contribute to both the strength of their families |
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20 | | - | and the safety of our communities; now, therefore, be it |
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21 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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22 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize April 16, 2025, as Texas Juvenile |
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23 | | - | Justice Professional Day at the State Capitol and extend to our |
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24 | | - | state's outstanding juvenile justice professionals sincere best |
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25 | | - | wishes for continued success in their important work. |
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26 | | - | Perry, Kolkhorst |
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27 | | - | ________________________________ |
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28 | | - | President of the Senate |
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29 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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30 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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31 | | - | the Senate on April 16, 2025. |
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32 | | - | ________________________________ |
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33 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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34 | | - | ________________________________ |
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35 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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36 | | - | ________________________________ |
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37 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 23 | + | juvenile justice system make a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 24 | + | young Texans, helping them to embark on a better path, and in so |
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| 25 | + | doing, they contribute to both the strength of their families and |
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| 26 | + | the safety of our communities; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 28 | + | hereby recognize April 16, 2025, as Texas Juvenile Justice |
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| 29 | + | Professional Day at the State Capitol and extend to our state's |
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| 30 | + | outstanding juvenile justice professionals sincere best wishes for |
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| 31 | + | continued success in their important work. |
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