R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Dr. Janice C. May is a highly respected associate

 1-2     professor of government at The University of Texas at Austin; and

 1-3           WHEREAS, Together with her American State Legislatures class,

 1-4     numbering 96 students, she plans to conduct simulated legislative

 1-5     floor sessions to broaden her students' understanding of how ideas

 1-6     can be transformed into laws; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives heartily endorses

 1-8     the goal of encouraging Texans to learn about the legislative

 1-9     process; now, therefore, be it

1-10           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-11     Legislature, in accordance with the house rules and with the

1-12     policies and procedures of the House Administration Committee,

1-13     hereby grant permission to Professor Janice C. May and the students

1-14     in her American State Legislatures class to use the house chamber

1-15     on  April 20, 1997, provided that the house of representatives is

1-16     not in session on that date.

                                                                   Greenberg

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 645 was adopted by the House on April

         17, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House