Bill Text: TX SR85 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 5, 2019, as Dyslexia Awareness Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-05 - Reported enrolled [SR85 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR85-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the Texas Chapter of the Academic Language Therapy | ||
| Association in recognizing February 5, 2019, as Dyslexia | ||
| Awareness Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association is a | ||
| national organization that was founded in 1986 with the mission | ||
| of helping to provide high quality services for students with | ||
| dyslexia and related disorders; Texas ALTA consists of regional | ||
| chapters across the state, and it provides support to the | ||
| licensed dyslexia therapists and practitioners who educate and | ||
| serve Texas families affected by dyslexia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One in five students in the country has a | ||
| language-based disability, with dyslexia being the most common, | ||
| but the 2014 Public Education Information Management System data | ||
| indicate a wide disparity in identification rates across Texas | ||
| school districts, which demonstrates a need for better awareness | ||
| of diagnosis and for improved access to language therapy for | ||
| affected students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Chapter of the Academic Language | ||
| Therapy Association provides information and guidance to the | ||
| State Board of Education for updating the Texas Dyslexia Handbook | ||
| and has had a profound impact on the lives of Texas students with | ||
| dyslexia and related disorders, and it is truly fitting that the | ||
| organization receive special recognition for its invaluable | ||
| services; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby welcome the delegates from the Texas Chapter | ||
| of the Academic Language Therapy Association to Austin and extend | ||
| to all best wishes for a productive Dyslexia Awareness Day at the | ||
| Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Huffman, Paxton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 5, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
