Bill Text: TX SR37 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 24, 2017, as Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR37 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR37-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 | ||
| January 24, 2017, Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The State of Texas and county governments are | ||
| partners in providing one of the most innovative juvenile | ||
| probation 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 a partnership | ||
| with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The juvenile justice system professionals are | ||
| able to make a positive difference in the lives of many Texas | ||
| youths and their families, which saves the state millions of | ||
| dollars each year; 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 persons who enter the field of juvenile | ||
| justice accept a great responsibility for the youths and families | ||
| of Texas; they work tirelessly and courageously to rehabilitate | ||
| the lives of young citizens 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, 85th | ||
| 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 2017; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day. | ||
| Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 24, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
