Bill Text: TX HR270 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Karen Kennard of The Children's Assessment Center in Houston for her service in behalf of Texas children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR270 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR270-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 270 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Karen Kennard has worked | ||
| tirelessly in behalf of Texas children; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2020, Ms. Kennard has served as director of | ||
| training and education at The Children's Assessment Center in | ||
| Houston, an advocacy center that addresses the needs of sexually | ||
| abused children and their families; she conducts workshops on | ||
| topics concerning The CAC, child abuse, and child abuse prevention, | ||
| and she has been invited into area schools to teach students how to | ||
| recognize unsafe situations, protect themselves from predators, | ||
| and report abuse; in 2022 alone, her team at The CAC trained more | ||
| than 36,000 community members, staff, and partners; prior to | ||
| assuming her current role, she was facilitator of the Child Sexual | ||
| Abuse Review Team for 16 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Kennard was previously employed by the Texas | ||
| Department of Family and Protective Services-Child Protective | ||
| Services, where she was a child abuse investigator specializing in | ||
| cases involving sexual abuse; moreover, she was an adjunct faculty | ||
| member for the Harris County Children's Protective Services | ||
| Training Institute, and she has led the Child Safety Check Alert | ||
| List class for the Houston Police Department since 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her professional responsibilities, | ||
| Ms. Kennard gives generously of her time and expertise to a number | ||
| of task forces and committees, including the Harris County Child | ||
| Abuse Task Force Board, the Harris County Interagency Victims | ||
| Council, and the Harris County Youth and Family Services Conference | ||
| Steering Committee; she is a former member of the San Jacinto | ||
| College Board on Intern Placements, the Houston Community College | ||
| Advisory Board for the Accelerated Teacher Certification Program, | ||
| and the Students of Success Agenda Board; a graduate of The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Kennard holds a bachelor's | ||
| degree in psychology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her distinguished career, Karen | ||
| Kennard has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to ensuring the | ||
| safety and well-being of children, and in so doing, she has greatly | ||
| benefited countless young Texans and their families; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Karen Kennard on her exemplary record of | ||
| service in behalf of Texas children 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. Kennard as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| A. Johnson of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 270 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
