Bill Text: TX HR201 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Marilyn Hinton on her service as a member of the Plano ISD Board of Trustees.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR201 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR201-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 201 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Marilyn Hinton concluded her terms as the Place 6 | ||
| representative on the Plano Independent School District Board of | ||
| Trustees in 2017, following eight years of notable service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Hinton was first elected to the board in 2009, | ||
| and during her tenure she worked closely with parents, teachers, | ||
| administrators, and other concerned citizens to foster a supportive | ||
| and challenging environment at district schools; she further | ||
| distinguished herself through her role as secretary of the board; | ||
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| WHEREAS, A resident of Plano since 1994, Ms. Hinton holds a | ||
| bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Fisk University and a | ||
| master's degree in education from Howard University; she has long | ||
| been a vital asset to the district, previously working as a teacher | ||
| for the Head Start program at Meadows Elementary School and | ||
| volunteering as a member of the Plano ISD Diversity Advisory | ||
| Committee and two school-based improvement committees; in | ||
| addition, she has served as a visiting scholar at Brookhaven | ||
| College, a counselor and adjunct professor at Richland College, and | ||
| a youth director at a nonprofit agency for homeless and | ||
| transitional families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed educator is also a graduate of | ||
| Leadership Plano, and she has served on the boards of The Samaritan | ||
| Inn, the Plano Metro Rotary Club, and Character.org; moreover, she | ||
| has held membership with the Plano Symphony Orchestra Virtuoso | ||
| Society and Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and served as a | ||
| volunteer with the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County and | ||
| as a Sunday school teacher; in recognition of her many | ||
| contributions to her community, she was presented with a 2012 Women | ||
| of Excellence Award by the Plano Community Forum; she is supported | ||
| in all her endeavors by the love and encouragement of her husband, | ||
| Jim, and their two daughters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The people of Plano have benefited immeasurably from | ||
| Marilyn Hinton's vision and leadership, and her fine work has | ||
| helped provide countless local students with a strong academic | ||
| foundation on which to build a bright and prosperous future; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Marilyn Hinton on | ||
| her service as a member of the Plano Independent School District | ||
| Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Hinton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Leach | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 201 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
