1-1 By: Pickett (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) H.C.R. No. 33 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House February 8, 1999; 1-3 February 9, 1999, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Administration; March 1, 1999, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; March 1, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-6 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-7 WHEREAS, For each of the past 52 years, the YMCAs of Texas 1-8 have sponsored a youth and government program for the purpose of 1-9 training the state's youth in the process of representative 1-10 government and democracy; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Participants are elected by their local YMCA youth 1-12 clubs or high schools, and preparatory district conferences set 1-13 agendas for the annual program and acquaint the youth with 1-14 governmental processes; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Plans are currently underway for the 52nd and 53rd 1-16 annual Texas YMCA Model Legislatures and Judicial Sessions to be 1-17 held in Austin; contemplated dates for those sessions are Thursday 1-18 through Sunday, March 4-7, 1999, and January 27-30, 2000, with 1-19 opening sessions each year planned for Thursday evening and mock 1-20 legislative sessions planned for Friday and Saturday; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The YMCA Youth and Government Program provides a 1-22 valuable and comprehensive educational experience, and the 1-23 legislature supports the ideals of this worthy program as a means 1-24 of developing an informed citizenry and as a training ground for 1-25 future state officials; now, therefore, be it 1-26 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas, in 1-27 accordance with the senate and house rules of procedure and 1-28 policies of the Senate Administration Committee and the House 1-29 Administration Committee, hereby grant permission to the YMCA Youth 1-30 and Government Program to use the chambers of the senate and house 1-31 of representatives, auditorium, and committee rooms in the State 1-32 Capitol on March 4-7, 1999, and on January 27-30, 2000, unless the 1-33 Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives are in session 1-34 on those dates. 1-35 * * * * *