TN HJR0714

Recognizes Jo Bruce upon her retirement after 31 years as Director of the Oak Ridge Schools Family Resource Center, one of the original 13 Family Resource Centers established by Tennessee in fall 1993

Acknowledges her prior career as a case manager with the Tennessee Department of Human Services (now Department of Children's Services) handling investigations, foster care placements, and adoption services

Notes her work on the SAVE (Schools Against Violence in Education) Act and her expertise in school safety, trauma recovery, and effects of poverty on child development

Recognizes her community service on multiple nonprofit boards including ADFAC, United Way, Children's Advocacy Network, Emory Valley Center, and YWCA

Extends heartfelt wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement from the 114th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee