Bill Text: TX SR413 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 13, 2013, as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [SR413 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR413-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join Texans across the state in celebrating Big Brothers Big | ||
| Sisters of Texas Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the largest | ||
| volunteer-supported mentoring network, began its service to the | ||
| children of Texas in Dallas in 1927 and has subsequently expanded | ||
| those services to nine regional offices and 35 field offices | ||
| throughout Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to | ||
| provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring | ||
| professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships | ||
| that change their lives for the better, forever; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over 16,000 students throughout Texas have Big | ||
| Brother and Big Sister mentors and national research has shown | ||
| that students mentored by a Big Brother or a Big Sister are less | ||
| likely to start using drugs or alcohol, less likely to skip | ||
| school, and even less likely to skip a class during the school | ||
| day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Additional national research shows that children | ||
| mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister have increased | ||
| performance in science, mathematics, and oral language skills, | ||
| and further research done in Central Texas revealed that 87 | ||
| percent of children mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister | ||
| graduated from high school or received a general equivalency | ||
| diploma; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters is successful because of | ||
| the efforts of thousands of volunteers, whose friendship, care, | ||
| and encouragement can make a world of difference to a child; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
| 83rd Legislature, hereby commend all those associated with Big | ||
| Brothers Big Sisters on their efforts to help children in Texas | ||
| achieve success in their lives and extend best wishes for a | ||
| memorable Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas Day at the Capitol; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the organization as an expression of esteem from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Van de Putte, Watson, Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 13, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
