Bill Text: TX HR2720 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance for its efforts to improve the region's mental health care system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2720 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2720-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2720 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance and its | ||
| founder, Laura Street of Amarillo, are making vital contributions | ||
| to the well-being of countless Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Street brought together a group of more than 40 | ||
| local leaders to begin a conversation about the mental health of | ||
| Panhandle residents; on May 4, 2016, these dedicated men and women | ||
| launched the Amarillo Okay to Say campaign, part of a statewide | ||
| movement to increase awareness and share a message of hope and | ||
| recovery with those suffering from mental illnesses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following a comprehensive assessment by the Meadows | ||
| Mental Health Policy Institute, the Panhandle Behavioral Health | ||
| Alliance was officially established on February 15, 2017, with a | ||
| goal of creating a network of professionals to improve behavioral | ||
| health care for all people in the region; this same day was declared | ||
| Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance Day in Amarillo by Mayor Paul | ||
| Harpole, and the organization's leaders reintroduced the Amarillo | ||
| Okay to Say campaign; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance currently | ||
| operates in 26 Texas counties; it draws on the collective efforts of | ||
| numerous organizations, companies, foundations, governmental | ||
| agencies, and medical entities, as well as individuals and families | ||
| affected by mental, behavioral, or addiction-related challenges; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the Panhandle Behavioral Health | ||
| Alliance are working tirelessly to ensure that all of the region's | ||
| residents have access to high-quality behavioral health care when | ||
| and where they need it, and they are indeed deserving of recognition | ||
| at this time; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance | ||
| for its efforts to enhance the region's mental health care system | ||
| and commend Laura Street for her commitment to improving the | ||
| quality of life for residents of the Texas Panhandle; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance and Ms. Street as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2720 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
