SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
	WHEREAS, Members of the Academic Language Therapy Association
	are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4, 2015, to
	commemorate Dyslexia Awareness Day; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1986 and headquartered in Dallas,
	the Academic Language Therapy Association is a national
	organization that includes licensed dyslexia therapists and
	practitioners as well as parents and educators of students
	identified with dyslexia; the group is dedicated to the mission
	of helping to provide high quality services for students with
	dyslexia and related disorders; and
	WHEREAS, One in five students has a language-based disability,
	and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, A joint study by the Texas Department of Criminal
	Justice and The University of Texas Medical Branch in 2000 found
	that 48 percent of the Texas prison population was identified
	with dyslexia; and
	WHEREAS, The 2014 Public Education Information Management
	System data indicates that public school district identification
	of students with dyslexia varies across Texas from 16.69 percent
	in some schools to 0.21 percent in others; and
	WHEREAS, These findings demonstrate that language therapy
	for individuals with dyslexia is crucial; and
	WHEREAS, The Academic Language Therapy Association and its
	Texas chapter are making a positive and lasting difference in the
	lives of many young Texans, and the association indeed merits
	special commendation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia
	Awareness Day at the State Capitol and honor the members of the
	Academic Language Therapy Association and its Texas chapter for
	their efforts and achievements; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard
	from the Texas Senate.
	Huffman
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 4, 2015.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate