Bill Text: TX HR552 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 29, 2023, as TxABA PPG Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-29 - Reported enrolled [HR552 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR552-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 552 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Association for Behavior | ||
Analysis Public Policy Group are gathering in Austin on March 29, | ||
2023, to celebrate TxABA PPG Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Association for Behavior Analysis works to | ||
advance the science and application of applied behavior analysis, | ||
or ABA, a type of therapy that is considered an evidence-based best | ||
practice treatment by the U.S. Surgeon General and the American | ||
Psychological Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, ABA is used to build a range of skills and reduce | ||
problematic behaviors in individuals with autism, intellectual and | ||
developmental disabilities, learning and communication | ||
difficulties, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and | ||
age-related infirmities, as well as in more typically developing | ||
children and adults; it has been shown to have significant benefits | ||
for clients in a variety of settings and to decrease the need for | ||
special services; and | ||
WHEREAS, TxABA is a state chapter of the Association for | ||
Behavior Analysis International and an affiliate of the Association | ||
of Professional Behavior Analysts; the organization serves as an | ||
information resource for the general public, in addition to | ||
professional behavior analysts; and | ||
WHEREAS, During the 85th Legislative Session in 2017, the | ||
Texas Legislature created licensure for board-certified behavior | ||
analysts and assistant behavior analysts; the discipline of ABA has | ||
grown substantially, and behavior analysis is now a robust field | ||
with theoretical, experimental, and applied branches as well as | ||
distinct research methods, scientific journals, textbooks, | ||
scholarly and professional organizations, and university training | ||
programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Thousands of studies published in scientific | ||
journals have demonstrated the efficacy of many ABA procedures in | ||
both clinical and nonclinical populations; the practice of ABA is a | ||
distinct profession with well-established, widely recognized | ||
professional and paraprofessional practitioner standards and | ||
credentials; and | ||
WHEREAS, Applied behavior analysts have excelled in their | ||
efforts to enhance the quality of life for their clients while | ||
promoting inclusion and acceptance, and the Texas Association for | ||
Behavior Analysis merits praise for advancing the practice of this | ||
important profession in our state; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 29, 2023, as TxABA PPG Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to members of the Texas Association for | ||
Behavior Analysis sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and | ||
informative visit; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Johnson of Dallas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 552 was adopted by the House on March | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||