R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, students at Mission High 1-2 School have benefited from an innovative law enforcement training 1-3 program that opens up new vistas of career opportunity, and this 1-4 program is indeed deserving of legislative praise and recognition; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, Founded in 1975, the program enables students to 1-7 gain real world insight and experience in the challenging fields of 1-8 law enforcement, criminal justice, and corrections, thus giving 1-9 them an educated base from which to make important career 1-10 decisions; under the astute direction of founder Robert A. 1-11 Salinas, the program has grown from 60 students in 1975 to 250 1-12 students this year, and one graduate of the program, Sandra 1-13 Rodriguez, has returned as a teacher; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Students participating in this year's program are: 1-15 Jessica Quintanilla, Siomara Martinez, Jorge Ornelas, Jose Sanchez, 1-16 Jose De Leon, Humberto De La Garza, Edgar Rios, Maricela Rocio, 1-17 Gaby Villarreal, Able Trevino, Herman Cantu, Glenda Guardiola, 1-18 Nelly Gallegos, Rance Warschak, Mary Ann Fonseca, Edith Martinez, 1-19 Patricia Garcia, Maggie Rodriguez, Lydia Reyna, Cynthia Zapata, 1-20 Sabrina Hernandez, Jessica De Luna, Sergio Solis, Erika Castaneda, 1-21 Pricilla Longoria, Maricruz Villarreal, Albert Muzquiz, Margarito 1-22 Flores, Arasely Duran, Hector Sanchez, Domingo De La Garza, Liliana 1-23 Avellano, Tim Repka, Humberto Guerra, Victor De La Garza, and Art 1-24 Garcia; and 2-1 WHEREAS, One of the highlights of the school's program is a 2-2 field trip to Austin to visit the Texas Department of Public 2-3 Safety, the Austin Police Department, the Travis County Jail, and 2-4 other sites of interest; the members of this chamber are pleased to 2-5 have the opportunity during this year's visit to honor these fine 2-6 young people and to recognize this program for its many 2-7 contributions to the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby commend all those associated with the Mission 2-10 High School Law Enforcement Program and extend to them warmest best 2-11 wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for the program's teachers, students, and administrators 2-14 as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-15 Representatives. Flores _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 667 was adopted by the House on April 22, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House