By Hinojosa H.R. No. 593 76R10778 JBR-F R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program 1-2 (called the Expanded Nutrition Program in Texas) was initiated in 1-3 1968 by the United States Department of Agriculture, with pilot 1-4 programs starting in 1969 and federal funding beginning in 1970 1-5 under the Smith-Lever Act; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Administered by the Texas Agricultural Extension 1-7 Service, this program was created to help families and youth with 1-8 limited resources acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and 1-9 behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound eating habits and to 1-10 contribute to their personal development and the improvement of 1-11 total family food and nutritional status; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Located in nine Texas counties, including Bexar, 1-13 Cameron, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, Nueces, Tarrant, and 1-14 Travis, this program served over 26,000 adult participants and 1-15 38,000 youth participants during fiscal year 1997-1998; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The Expanded Nutrition Program targets adults with 1-17 limited resources who are responsible for planning and preparing 1-18 the family's food, with an emphasis on households with young 1-19 children and youth of 4-H age who have limited resources; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The program has helped adult and youth participants 1-21 to increase their knowledge and skill in basic nutrition, managing 1-22 a food budget, food safety, and food preparation and to improve 1-23 their selection of nutritious and economical foods; and 1-24 WHEREAS, For every dollar spent in the Expanded Nutrition 2-1 Program, $10 is saved in health care costs, which translates into 2-2 $40 million a year for Texas; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Extension agents in this program recruit and train 2-4 paraprofessional staff from the large population it serves, and the 2-5 shared background and experiences of staff and clients add to the 2-6 success of this exemplary endeavor; now, therefore be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby commend the Expanded Nutrition Program of the 2-9 Texas Agricultural Extension Service on its 30th anniversary and 2-10 recognize the many extension agents, staff, and program 2-11 participants who have learned from and worked to make the program a 2-12 success; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for the administration of the Texas Agricultural 2-15 Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System, and the 2-16 Expanded Nutrition Program as an expression of high regard by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives.