Bill Text: TX SR281 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Autism Council for Educational Support and Scientific Studies and the Rio Grande Valley Task Force of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-16 - Reported enrolled [SR281 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR281-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Autism Council for Educational | ||
| Support and Scientific Studies and the Rio Grande Valley Task | ||
| Force of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental | ||
| Disorders are visiting the State Capitol on February 17, 2011, | ||
| providing a welcome opportunity to honor these notable | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, "Pervasive developmental disorders" refers to a | ||
| group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of | ||
| socialization and communication skills; autism, the most common | ||
| of these disorders, is the result of a neurological disorder that | ||
| affects the functioning of the brain and impacts normal | ||
| development of social interaction and communication skills; | ||
| autism typically appears during the first three years of life and | ||
| affects as many as six per 1,000 individuals; other pervasive | ||
| developmental disorders include Asperger's syndrome, childhood | ||
| disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-not otherwise | ||
| specified; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive | ||
| Developmental Disorders was established by legislation in 1987 | ||
| and works to ensure that the needs of persons with autism and | ||
| other pervasive developmental disorders and their families are | ||
| addressed; task forces located throughout the state advise the | ||
| council on a range of issues, and the council in turn makes | ||
| recommendations to state agencies and the state legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Organized to improve autism services, education, | ||
| and research in the Rio Grande Valley, the Autism Council for | ||
| Educational Support and Scientific Studies consists of parents | ||
| of children with autism, as well as professionals who regularly | ||
| work with the autism spectrum disorders population; the Autism | ||
| Council seeks to facilitate the development of an informed and | ||
| united community, and to this end, it hosts a monthly autism | ||
| support group; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their efforts to raise awareness of these | ||
| prevalent developmental disabilities, members of the Autism | ||
| Council for Educational Support and Scientific Studies and the | ||
| Rio Grande Valley Task Force of the Texas Council on Autism and | ||
| Pervasive Developmental Disorders are making a positive | ||
| difference in the lives of South Texans, and they are indeed | ||
| deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby honor the Autism Council for Educational | ||
| Support and Scientific Studies and the Rio Grande Valley Task | ||
| Force of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental | ||
| Disorders and extend to their members sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the organizations as an expression of the high regard of the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hinojosa, Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 16, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
