Bill Text: TX SR388 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 11, 2019, as Texas Adoptee Rights Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [SR388 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR388-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Texas Adoptee Rights, a nonprofit organization that | ||
| strives to educate all citizens of Texas about the unique | ||
| challenges faced by adult adoptees across the state in accessing | ||
| their own information; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights is a statewide organization | ||
| with members representing the 254 counties of Texas; through | ||
| education and legislative reform, the organization works | ||
| tirelessly on behalf of adopted adults in Texas to restore equal | ||
| access to original birth certificates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The organization also serves those adoptees and | ||
| their families beyond Texas' borders whose births and adoptions | ||
| occurred in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of this committed organization | ||
| represent the ideals of honesty and transparency in adoption | ||
| practices, with the goal of simultaneously rectifying the | ||
| unintended consequences of past practices and setting forth a more | ||
| efficient, just, and humane system for future generations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights, as indicated by its | ||
| membership, represents the interests of all three groups present | ||
| in adoption: adult adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive | ||
| parents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their legislative reform efforts, the | ||
| members of Texas Adoptee Rights work to eliminate for all Texans | ||
| such things as unequal treatment under the law, barriers to | ||
| personal identity information, and a lack of family health | ||
| history; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Texas Adoptee Rights and recognize | ||
| March 11, 2019, as Texas Adoptee Rights Day at the Capitol; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of Texas Adoptee Rights Day at the Capitol. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 13, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
