Bill Text: TX HR69 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Valley Association for Independent Living on receiving the 2023 Martha Arbuckle Award from the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Lex Frieden Awards program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR69-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 69 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Valley Association for Independent Living in | ||
| McAllen received the Martha Arbuckle Award from the Governor's | ||
| Committee on People with Disabilities at its Lex Frieden Employment | ||
| Awards ceremony on October 26, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each October, in conjunction with National | ||
| Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor's Committee | ||
| recognizes Texans who have dedicated themselves to empowering their | ||
| employees, coworkers, and fellow Texans with disabilities; the | ||
| awards program is named in tribute to disability rights expert Lex | ||
| Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with | ||
| Disabilities Act; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Martha Arbuckle Award recognizes an innovative | ||
| local community project and is presented in memory of Martha | ||
| Arbuckle, who was a longtime disability advocate in Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Valley Association for Independent Living | ||
| fosters job opportunities for individuals with disabilities by | ||
| collaborating with service providers, educational institutions, | ||
| commercial businesses, and supportive organizations; managed and | ||
| staffed by individuals with disabilities, VAIL helps its clients | ||
| identify career opportunities, participate in job fairs, earn | ||
| certifications, access assistive technology, and work toward | ||
| permanent employment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its outstanding contributions, VAIL has | ||
| advanced the mission of building an inclusive, accessible work | ||
| environment for Texans with disabilities, and it is richly | ||
| deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Valley | ||
| Association for Independent Living on receiving the 2023 Martha | ||
| Arbuckle Award from the Governor's Committee on People with | ||
| Disabilities Lex Frieden Employment Awards program and extend to | ||
| all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for VAIL as an expression of high regard by the Texas House | ||
| of Representatives. | ||
| Guerra | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
