Bill Text: TX SR142 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2019, as Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-12 - Reported enrolled [SR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR142-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in | ||
| recognizing the Texas Juvenile Justice System by declaring | ||
| February 12, 2019, Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The State of Texas and county governments are | ||
| partners in providing one of the most progressive juvenile | ||
| justice systems in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Juvenile Justice System is composed of | ||
| 166 community-based probation departments, which serve youths | ||
| and families in all 254 counties of this state in partnership | ||
| with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Juvenile justice system professionals are able to | ||
| make a positive difference in the lives of many Texas youths and | ||
| their families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The juvenile probation departments handle 100 | ||
| percent of the referrals of juveniles to the juvenile justice | ||
| system each year through the efforts of more than 8,200 certified | ||
| juvenile probation and supervision officers, and the departments | ||
| continue to provide services at the local level to 95 percent of | ||
| referrals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Juvenile Justice Department serves the | ||
| highest-risk and highest-needs juveniles in the juvenile justice | ||
| system within the state facilities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The persons who enter the field of juvenile | ||
| justice accept a great responsibility to the youth and families | ||
| of Texas; they work tirelessly and courageously to rehabilitate | ||
| the lives of young people and to maintain the security and safety | ||
| of our state's communities; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the outstanding professionals of our | ||
| juvenile justice system for their vital contributions to the | ||
| citizens of this state and extend sincere appreciation to them on | ||
| Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day 2019; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 12, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
