Bill Text: TX HR1209 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1209 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1209-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1209 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry | ||
| is dedicated to spreading happiness and comfort through visits with | ||
| pets; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Faithful Friends was founded in 1993 by Shari | ||
| Ferguson as a ministry of University Baptist Church in Clear Lake | ||
| City; over the past three decades, the organization has provided | ||
| myriad opportunities for individuals in challenging situations to | ||
| spend time with animals, and in so doing, it has helped people of | ||
| all ages to improve their well-being and outlook; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Volunteers take properly trained dogs, cats, and | ||
| other animals for visits to local hospitals, support groups, and | ||
| other facilities, including schools and nursing homes; they bring | ||
| their pets to elementary and intermediate schools, where children | ||
| are provided with an opportunity to practice vocabulary and reading | ||
| skills by reading to the animals, and they visit long-term care | ||
| facilities in the area, giving residents a chance to enjoy the | ||
| numerous benefits of interacting with animals on a regular basis; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The caring volunteers of Faithful Friends | ||
| Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry work to bring comfort and | ||
| enriching experiences to many people facing difficult | ||
| circumstances, and they indeed deserve special recognition for | ||
| their good deeds; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted | ||
| Therapy Ministry and extend to its volunteers sincere best wishes | ||
| for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Bonnen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1209 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
