R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The efficiency and integrity of the nation's 9-1-1

 1-2     emergency response systems are dependent on widespread public

 1-3     awareness of proper emergency reporting procedures; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Of the hundreds of thousands of calls received by

 1-5     9-1-1 centers across the country yearly, many are from young

 1-6     children who are either unable to convey necessary information to

 1-7     operators or who fail to understand the serious consequences of an

 1-8     unwarranted emergency call, and it was with the goal of educating

 1-9     children in these important issues that the 9-1-1 for Kids program

1-10     was first inaugurated; and

1-11           WHEREAS, By bringing accessible and understandable

1-12     information about emergency services to young children, 9-1-1 for

1-13     Kids ensures that participants in the project will know both how to

1-14     report an emergency and when making such a call is appropriate; and

1-15           WHEREAS, This information is presented to children in an

1-16     engaging and entertaining fashion by the program's mascot, Red E.

1-17     Fox, and by using games, quiz shows, and other educational

1-18     activities to educate children of the ages of four through seven

1-19     about emergency procedures, 9-1-1 for Kids greatly reduces the

1-20     possibility of unnecessary and unproductive calls by young people;

1-21     and

1-22           WHEREAS, In presenting this essential knowledge to children,

1-23     9-1-1 for Kids does much to ensure the safety and security of all

1-24     Texans, and this worthwhile initiative is indeed worthy of special

 2-1     praise and recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it

 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-3     Legislature hereby commend all those associated with the 9-1-1 for

 2-4     Kids program and extend to them sincere best wishes for every

 2-5     success in the years to come.

                                                                      Carter

         Laney                   Gutierrez                Oliveira

         Alexander               Haggerty                 Olivo

         Allen                   Hamric                   Palmer

         Alvarado                Hartnett                 Patterson

         Averitt                 Hawley                   Pickett

         Bailey                  Heflin                   Pitts

         Berlanga                Hernandez                Place

         Bonnen                  Hightower                Price

         Bosse                   Hilbert                  Puente

         Brimer                  Hilderbran               Rabuck

         Burnam                  Hill                     Ramsay

         Carter                  Hinojosa                 Rangel

         Chavez                  Hirschi                  Raymond

         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Reyna of Bexar

         Christian               Hodge                    Reyna of Dallas

         Clark                   Holzheauser              Rhodes

         Coleman                 Horn                     Rodriguez

         Cook                    Howard                   Roman

         Corte                   Hunter                   Sadler

         Counts                  Hupp                     Seaman

         Crabb                   Isett                    Serna

         Craddick                Jackson                  Shields

         Cuellar                 Janek                    Siebert

         Culberson               Jones of Lubbock         Smith

         Danburg                 Jones of Dallas          Smithee

         Davila                  Junell                   Solis

         Davis                   Kamel                    Solomons

         Delisi                  Keel                     Staples

         Denny                   Keffer                   Stiles

         Driver                  King                     Swinford

         Dukes                   Krusee                   Talton

         Dunnam                  Kubiak                   Telford

         Dutton                  Kuempel                  Thompson

         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Tillery

         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Torres

         Eiland                  Longoria                 Turner of Coleman

         Elkins                  Luna                     Turner of Harris

         Farrar                  McCall                   Uher

         Finnell                 McClendon                Van de Putte

         Flores                  McReynolds               Walker

         Gallego                 Madden                   West

         Galloway                Marchant                 Williams

         Garcia                  Maxey                    Williamson

         Giddings                Merritt                  Wilson

         Glaze                   Moffat                   Wise

         Goodman                 Moreno                   Wohlgemuth

         Goolsby                 Mowery                   Wolens

         Gray                    Naishtat                 Woolley

         Greenberg               Nixon                    Yarbrough

         Grusendorf              Oakley                   Zbranek

                                             _______________________________

                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1060 was adopted by the House on May

         23, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House