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