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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Through the Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign, the El |
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Paso Community College Student Government Association has made |
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great strides toward its goal of achieving a smoke-free and |
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tobacco-free campus environment; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 10 years, the Student Government |
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Association has worked to raise awareness of the dangers of |
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secondhand smoke; the organization's efforts have included |
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organizing educational exhibitions, hosting a speaker to help |
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facilitate a discussion about the tobacco industry, and staging |
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demonstrations with the goal of persuading the college to join 100 |
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other campuses across the country in adopting a smoke-free policy; |
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in February 2020, the college's board of trustees approved a |
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measure to develop a policy banning tobacco and vaping products at |
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all EPCC facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, The Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign has garnered |
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support from the Tobacco Control Network and the American Heart |
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Association; in 2016, EPCC was awarded a $20,000 grant as part of |
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the American Cancer Society and the CVS Health Foundation's |
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Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative, which went toward |
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Tejanos Against Tobacco and efforts to eliminate tobacco at all |
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EPCC facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, The Student Government Association has demonstrated |
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an impressive commitment to making El Paso Community College a |
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healthier place for all, and it is fitting to recognize the |
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organization for its accomplishments through the Tejanos Against |
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Tobacco campaign over the past decade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the El Paso Community College Student |
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Government Association for its work with the Tejanos Against |
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Tobacco campaign and extend to all those involved with the |
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association sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the El Paso Community College SGA as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |