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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, 9-1-1 is nationally recognized as the number to |
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call in an emergency for immediate help from police, fire, or |
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emergency medical services, and public safety telecommunicators |
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are the frontline of our first responders, upon whom the safety |
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and rescue of Texas citizens depends; and |
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WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators provide the |
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vital link between people calling for help and the public safety |
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agencies with which they communicate; the heroic operators serve |
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callers at more than 500 public safety answering points; and |
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WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are responsible |
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for dispatching essential life-saving teams to the correct |
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location as quickly as possible; the operators must continually |
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learn and adapt to new 9-1-1 technology to meet the needs of the |
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residents of Texas and of the rescue teams; and |
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WHEREAS, While the Texas chapters of the National |
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Emergency Number Association and the Association of Public |
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Safety Officials represent telecommunicators, directors, |
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planning professionals, and industry service providers, it is |
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crucial that policymakers at all levels of government understand |
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the importance of 9-1-1, the intricacies of the current system, |
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and the necessary steps for the ongoing modernization of the |
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9-1-1 system in Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the |
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State Capitol and commend all public safety telecommunicators on |
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their invaluable service to the Lone Star State; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |