By: Carriker S.C.R. No. 2 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 the legislative and 1-11 judicial processes; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney 1-13 General, the Speaker of the House, and 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 Legislature 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 House and Senate Chambers 1-22 will be used for the opening sessions on the evening of February 1-23 25, 1993 and February 17, 1994, and mock legislative sessions in 2-1 both chambers on February 26 and 27 in 1993 and February 18 and 2-2 February 19, 1994. 2-3 WHEREAS, No expense would be incurred by the state in 2-4 permitting the use of the chambers. The staff of the Youth 2-5 Legislature would be employed by the sponsoring organization; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The Legislature is sympathetic with and heartily 2-7 endorses the avowed purpose of the Youth Legislature as a means of 2-8 developing understanding citizenry and as a training ground for 2-9 future state officials; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of 2-11 Representatives concurring, that the Texas YMCA Youth and 2-12 Government Program be and is hereby granted permission to use the 2-13 House Chamber of the State Capitol on February 25, 26, and 27 in 2-14 1993 and February 17, 18 and 19 in 1994 and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Texas YMCA Youth and Government Program be 2-16 and is hereby granted permission to use the Senate Chamber of the 2-17 State Capitol on February 25, 26, and 27 in 1993 and February 17, 2-18 18 and 19 in 1994.