Office of the Governor MEMO TO: William P. Clements, Jr. FROM: Dary S:P;/David Deaneft DATE: September 24, 1979 RE: ADVOCACY, INC. sEp 2 5 RECD Austin, Texas 78711 Phone (512) 475-3021 Federal funds are given to Texas for the purpose of advocating the legal rights of the developmentally disabled. This function is performed in Texas by a non-profit corporation called Advocacy, Inc., operated under the State Bar of Texas. The State Bar was designated by Briscoe as the responsible agency for this program and they in turn set up the non-profit corporation and appointed a Board to oversee its activities. The enclosed document is the plan and budget of Advocacy, Inc. for the fiscal year 1980. It has been approved by the Board of Directors of the State Bar and also needs to be approved by you. The budget for the program is only $154,000 for the year, and will be paid for completely by the Federal Government. Your signature on the enclosed endorsement operates as an assurance to . the feds that we have a proper system in place, and as an approval of the plan. I have verified that Advocacy, Inc. is doing the job called for. (000.0eg.- recommend you sign, and that you continue to allow the State Bar to operate as the designee for this program. DS:sfb Enclosure ocr. 4-1e.4Dci RE _____ DARY STONE _____ Deputy General Counsel