Bill Text: TX HR349 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring The Arc of Greater Beaumont for its service to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR349 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR349-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 349 |
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WHEREAS, For nearly two decades, The Arc of Greater Beaumont | ||
has served as an important resource and advocate for area residents | ||
with disabilities; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2005, The Arc of Greater Beaumont was established | ||
as a local chapter of The Arc of Texas and The Arc of the United | ||
States, which were formed in the early 1950s to promote the | ||
inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental | ||
disabilities; the founding of the Beaumont chapter was led by five | ||
concerned parents who wanted to provide opportunities for their | ||
young adult children to socialize after they graduated from public | ||
school; over the span of a decade, the organization grew to serve | ||
more than 400 individuals, offering a variety of programs designed | ||
to help them live fuller and more independent lives; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through The Arc's Adult Socialization and Leisure | ||
Activities program, participants take part in field trips, dances, | ||
community service projects, and other activities in a safe, | ||
supervised environment, which can help them become more adept at | ||
interacting with others; The Arc of Greater Beaumont also offers a | ||
Children & Family Services program that provides specialized | ||
support for the families and caregivers of children with | ||
developmental disabilities; moreover, the chapter's Southeast | ||
Texas Self-Advocates initiative is managed by adults with | ||
disabilities and designed to help its members develop skills in the | ||
areas of self-advocacy, leadership, and education; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Arc of Greater Beaumont has excelled in its | ||
mission of building a more inclusive and equitable community for | ||
all, and the contributions of the organization and its hardworking | ||
volunteers have touched the lives of numerous area residents; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor The Arc of Greater Beaumont for its | ||
service to individuals with intellectual and developmental | ||
disabilities and their families and extend to the organization's | ||
leadership, staff, and volunteers sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for The Arc of Greater Beaumont as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Manuel | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 349 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||