Bill Text: TX HR161 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 23, 2011, as Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Day at the Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-24 - Reported enrolled [HR161 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR161-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 161 |
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WHEREAS, February 23, 2011, is Children's Advocacy Centers of | ||
Texas Day at the Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded with a charter membership of 13 local | ||
advocacy centers, Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas has grown to | ||
encompass 64 local centers across the state; its mission is to | ||
restore the lives of abused children by partnering with local | ||
agencies to investigate and prosecute child abuse; and | ||
WHEREAS, The organization offers training programs, conducts | ||
site visits, provides a case-tracking system, and operates a | ||
director mentoring program to help its local centers provide better | ||
and more comprehensive protection to the children in their care; it | ||
has recently initiated One With Courage, a public awareness | ||
campaign that focuses on the courage required to talk about sexual | ||
abuse and seeks to change the way people respond to child abuse; and | ||
WHEREAS, Local advocacy centers bring together a variety of | ||
agencies and community organizations, including law enforcement, | ||
child protection services, and health professionals, to create a | ||
safe haven from which abused children can begin their journey to | ||
justice and healing, and all associated with the centers indeed | ||
deserve special recognition for their important work; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2011, as Children's | ||
Advocacy Centers of Texas Day at the Capitol and commend the group | ||
for its exemplary efforts to protect children and keep them safe, | ||
secure, and free from violence. | ||
Creighton | ||
Otto | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 161 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 23, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||