TITLE: Honoring the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians on the occasion of their annual convention.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians on the occasion of their annual convention.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians are gathering in Houston May 20-22, 2011, to participate in their annual convention, and this occasion provides an ideal opportunity to recognize this outstanding organization; and WHEREAS, Established in 1955, the TSAP is a constituent division of the National Association of Parliamentarians; the national organization was founded in 1930 and ranks as the oldest and largest professional nonprofit association of parliamentarians in the world; its primary objectives are teaching, promoting, and disseminating the philosophy and principles underlying the rules of deliberative assemblies; and WHEREAS, Members of the TSAP benefit from a supportive environment in which their fellow members share their expertise and years of experience; a solid knowledge of parliamentary law is essential to assemblies of all sizes, from the United States Congress and state legislatures to school boards, corporate boards, churches, clubs, and professional organizations; and WHEREAS, Parliamentary procedure enables deliberative bodies to transact the business of their meetings in an orderly, productive, and democratic fashion, and parliamentarians play a vital role in furthering a structure that facilitates fair and efficient decision making; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas hereby recognize the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians on the occasion of its 2011 convention and extend to all those participating sincere best wishes for a productive event; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. J. Davis of Harris President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 132 was adopted by the House on April 21, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 132 was adopted by the Senate on May 10, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: Date Governor