1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 428 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in welcoming the 1-4 students in the PAL, DARE, and San Antonio Fighting Back programs 1-5 who are visiting the Capitol from many different Central Texas high 1-6 schools on Wednesday, April 2, 1997, Texas Prevention Day; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Texas Prevention Day is a day set aside by the 1-8 legislature to acknowledge the paramount importance of prevention 1-9 programs; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Because of the recent rise in substance abuse by 1-11 teenagers, many public officials feel that the most effective 1-12 resolution of our drug crisis lies in teaching preventive measures 1-13 young people can utilize; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Several prevention programs with proven success are 1-15 the sponsoring entities of Texas Prevention Day, and among them are 1-16 PAL, DARE, and San Antonio Fighting Back; and 1-17 WHEREAS, PAL or Peer Assistance Leadership is a school-based 1-18 prevention program which uses young people as a source of prevention 1-19 in schools and communities; PALs are carefully chosen and trained and 1-20 then placed in one-to-one situations with younger, at-risk children 1-21 to increase their feelings of self-worth and further develop academic 1-22 skills; evaluations of the effects of the program are most 1-23 encouraging; and 2-1 WHEREAS, A collection of different curricula designed to 2-2 prevent violence and substance abuse, DARE educates children about 2-3 the dangers and consequences of decisions they make; DARE increases 2-4 student self-esteem and resistance skills; and 2-5 WHEREAS, A comprehensive crime, violence, and substance abuse 2-6 prevention program, San Antonio Fighting Back is working toward 2-7 community development and improvement; funded through the United 2-8 Way of San Antonio, Bexar County, and the Robert Woods Johnson 2-9 Foundation, the organization promotes and encourages efforts of 2-10 neighborhood residents to free themselves, their families, and 2-11 their communities from drug abuse, crime, and violence; now, 2-12 therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 75th Legislature, hereby commend the members of PAL, DARE, and 2-15 San Antonio Fighting Back and welcome these students to the 2-16 Capitol of Texas; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-18 the esteemed visitors as an expression of the high regard of the 2-19 Texas Senate. 2-20 Moncrief 2-21 Barrientos 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 President of the Senate 2-24 I hereby certify that the above 2-25 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-26 on April 2, 1997. 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Secretary of the Senate 2-29 ______________________________________ 2-30 Member, Texas Senate 2-31 ______________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate