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S.C.R. No. 77 1 WHEREAS, The Office of the Attorney General of Texas notified 2 Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and the Honorable Tom Craddick, 3 then Speaker of the House of Representatives, by letter dated 4 August 29, 2008, that the settlement of the United States 5 Department of Justice investigations of the state mental 6 retardation facilities may require prior consent or subsequent 7 approval by the legislature; and 8 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has made a significant and 9 diligent effort to improve services in all of the state mental 10 retardation facilities since the United States Department of 11 Justice initiated its first Civil Rights of Institutionalized 12 Persons Act investigation of a state mental retardation facility in 13 this state; and 14 WHEREAS, The State of Texas is committed to continue 15 improving the care of its state school residents, including the 16 implementation of measures that protect our residents and the 17 provision of quality health services and increased oversight and 18 surveillance, to promote a better living environment for the 19 state's most vulnerable citizens; and 20 WHEREAS, The State of Texas seeks to avoid inconvenience and 21 disruption to state school operations due to a prolonged 22 investigation and protracted litigation over the state mental 23 retardation facilities; now, therefore, be it 24 RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas 25 hereby approve the System-wide Settlement Agreement.
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Texas. Legislature. Senate.81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 77,
legislative document,
June 4, 2009;
[Austin, Texas].
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