S.C.R. No. 2 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, For each of the last 45 years, the YMCAs of the 1-2 State of Texas have sponsored a youth and government program; and 1-3 WHEREAS, Its purpose is to train the youth of Texas in the 1-4 process of government and democracy, both in theory and practice; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, This is a valuable and comprehensive educational 1-7 program with the YMCA youth club participants elected by their 1-8 local clubs or high schools; district conferences are held in 1-9 December and January to determine the legislative and judicial 1-10 programs and to acquaint the youth with legislative and judicial 1-11 processes; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney 1-13 general, the speaker of the house, members of the Texas 1-14 Legislature, and various state employees and experts in the field 1-15 of government have aided in the preparation of the program; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Plans are under way for the 46th and 47th annual 1-17 Texas YMCA model legislatures and judicial sessions to be held in 1-18 Austin, Texas; dates for the 1993 youth legislature and judicial 1-19 session are February 25 to February 28, inclusive, and for the 1994 1-20 session from February 17 to February 20, inclusive; if the house 1-21 and senate chambers are not in use, the chambers will be used for 1-22 the opening sessions on the evening of February 25, 1993, and 1-23 February 17, 1994, and mock legislative sessions in both chambers 2-1 on February 26 and 27, 1993, and February 18 and 19, 1994; and 2-2 WHEREAS, No expense would be incurred by the state in 2-3 permitting the use of the chambers, and the staff of the youth 2-4 legislature would be employed by the sponsoring organization; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The legislature is sympathetic with and heartily 2-6 endorses the avowed purpose of the youth legislature as a means of 2-7 developing an understanding citizenry and as a training ground for 2-8 future state officials; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of 2-10 Representatives concurring, That the Texas YMCA Youth and 2-11 Government Program be and is hereby granted permission to use the 2-12 House Chamber of the State Capitol on February 25, 26, and 27 in 2-13 1993 and February 17, 18, and 19 in 1994; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Texas YMCA Youth and Government Program be 2-15 and is hereby granted permission to use the Senate Chamber of the 2-16 State Capitol on February 25, 26, and 27 in 1993 and February 17, 2-17 18, and 19 in 1994.