By: Whitmire S.R. No. 573 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing Houston Community College for its outstanding programs 1-4 for deaf and hard-of-hearing students; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Houston Community College established its highly 1-6 respected Interpreter Training Program in the 1970s; the program 1-7 consists of 200 students and 15 faculty members, half of whom are 1-8 hearing and half of whom are deaf; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The college also created the Sign Language Club 1-10 and Project SOAR in an effort to provide the best educational 1-11 opportunities possible for its students; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Sign Language Club consists of deaf students 1-13 who tutor nondeaf students in sign language and nondeaf students 1-14 who tutor deaf students in language skills; Project SOAR provides 1-15 sign language interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing students; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate was proud to receive a visit from 1-18 many of the deaf and hard-of-hearing students from Houston 1-19 Community College on March 13, 1995, and hopes that their stay at 1-20 the Capitol was an enjoyable and productive one; now, therefore, 1-21 be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-23 74th Legislature, hereby commend Houston Community College for its 2-1 exceptional programs for the deaf and hearing impaired and extend 2-2 best wishes for continued success; and, be it 2-3 further 2-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-5 for Houston Community College as a token of regard from the 2-6 Texas Senate. 2-7 ______________________________________ 2-8 President of the Senate 2-9 I hereby certify that the above 2-10 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-11 on April 3, 1995. 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 Secretary of the Senate 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Member, Texas Senate