[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1994]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the U.S. House of 
Representatives Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am 
submitting the following information regarding four earmarks I received 
as part H.R. 3293--Labor--HHS--Education Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia Practice Initiative, Texas Wesleyan 
University, Fort Worth, Texas--Department of Health & Human Services 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities 
and Services--$650,000
  This project will support TWU's new doctorate program of nurse 
anesthesia practice--the second doctoral program of its kind in the 
United States, and the only program to be offered 100 percent online--
originating from the main campus of Texas Wesleyan University. The 
objective is to develop a distance learning program that will provide 
extended education to full-time employed Certified Registered Nurse 
Anesthetists who are located in rural or metropolitan areas of the 
United States. This project provides education via new technologies, 
including distance learning methodologies, and addresses the Health 
People 2010 goal set by HHS to eliminate health disparities.
  Texas Wesleyan University is located at 1201 Wesleyan Street, Fort 
Worth, TX 76105.
  AB Christian Learning Center, Stop Six Community Go Center, Fort 
Worth ISD and Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce--
Department of Education Higher Education (FIPSE)--$175,000
  The Stop Six Community Go Center provides a safe environment in which 
students can explore higher education and career options, financial aid 
resources, apply for scholarships and receive counseling services to 
assist in facilitating a seamless transition from high school to 
college. This funding will help the Go Center hire another academic 
advisor and a security guard.
  AB Christian Learning Center is located at 5009 Brentwood Stair Road 
#101, Fort Worth, TX 76112.
  City of Fort Worth, Early Childhood Development Program--Department 
of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF)--Social Services, Early Childhood Matters Initiative--$425,000
  The city of Fort Worth, Texas seeks funds to support key projects 
that will significantly advance the Early Childhood Matters Initiative. 
Early Childhood Matters, a community initiative led by the city that 
impacts the entire region, will help coordinate resources and programs 
to benefit children up to 5 years of age. Training and materials from 
early childhood resource centers will be used by parents and child care 
providers. The funds will be used to continue two existing early 
childhood resource centers and start up two new locations in facilities 
in high need neighborhoods. Each neighborhood resource center provides 
training, support, educational materials and leadership development for 
parents, children, and child care staff. Together, the 4 resource 
centers will reach 500 parents, 280 child care staff, and 1,200 
children under five years old. Each $1 expended for early childhood 
training will result in savings of $7 per child due to children not 
being retained a year at school, taking special education classes, or 
dropping out of school.
  City of Fort Worth is located at 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort 
Worth, Texas 76102.
  Parkland Health and Hospital System (PHHS), Parkland Center for 
Clinical Innovation, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas--Department of 
Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA)--Health Facilities and Services--$100,000
  PHHS proposes to use electronically derived variables to create a 
model that measures clinical, social, and economic factors that predict 
patients at-risk for hospitalization, readmission or death in real-
time, which would create ``e-coordinated'' clinical and care management 
interventions for the highest risk patients and serves lives while 
improving patient services, increasing productivity, and reducing 
costs. PHHS request will cover the cost of one Data Analyst, one 
Technical EPIC programmer, and server technology.
  Parkland Hospital is located at 5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 
75235.

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