Bill Text: TX SR66 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 15, 2021, as Texas Council on Family Violence Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Again read [SR66 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR66-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join citizens across the state in recognizing February 15, 2021, | ||
as Texas Council on Family Violence Day at the Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, A nationally recognized nonprofit coalition and a | ||
leader in the effort to end family violence, the Texas Council on | ||
Family Violence is dedicated to creating safer communities and to | ||
helping those affected by family violence; and | ||
WHEREAS, The council seeks to promote safe and healthy | ||
relationships and offers education, training, and technical | ||
assistance for those who provide support services for victims of | ||
family violence; the council also facilitates strategic | ||
prevention efforts and provides an influential voice on public | ||
policy regarding domestic violence victims; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout the past year, the council has focused | ||
on the new challenges and needs of family violence victims due to | ||
the COVID-19 pandemic; during the pandemic, more than 80 percent | ||
of victims of family violence have reported increased difficulty | ||
in relationships, and the reports of family violence to law | ||
enforcement have increased by nearly nine percent; resource | ||
agencies have responded by significantly bolstering virtual and | ||
telephone services and by transforming shelters to accommodate | ||
social distancing and the increased number of citizens in need of | ||
assistance; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Council on Family Violence plays a vital | ||
role in supporting and advocating for those affected by family | ||
violence; the council has made a profound difference in the lives | ||
of countless individuals, and it is truly fitting that a day be | ||
set aside to honor the council's invaluable service on behalf of | ||
vulnerable Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Council on Family Violence | ||
on its exemplary efforts to end family violence and extend to its | ||
members best wishes for a rewarding Texas Council on Family | ||
Violence Day at the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the council as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Nelson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 23, 2021. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |