R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives recognizes that
 1-2     the schoolchildren of Texas are the state's greatest asset for the
 1-3     future; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Over 800,000 children disappear each year in the
 1-5     United States, and the problem of missing, kidnapped, and runaway
 1-6     children potentially affects every community in Texas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The State of Texas is committed to the protection of
 1-8     its children as an important resource to continue the strong and
 1-9     vital growth of the state; and
1-10           WHEREAS, The American Football Coaches Association, the
1-11     credit unions of Texas, the Texas Association of School
1-12     Superintendents, the Boy Scouts of America, Roger Staubach, Troy
1-13     Aikman, Nolan Ryan, and tens of thousands of Texas contributors
1-14     have joined together to make Texas the leader in the protection of
1-15     its children by providing child identification kits for use by
1-16     parents to keep current photographs, vital information, and
1-17     fingerprints readily accessible to provide to law enforcement
1-18     agencies across the state in the event of an emergency; and
1-19           WHEREAS, These partners, in conjunction with the leadership
1-20     of Governor George Bush, Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, and
1-21     Speaker James E. "Pete" Laney, have made a commitment to supply
1-22     every one of the more than four million children attending public
1-23     school in Texas with a free inkless identification kit paid for by
1-24     voluntary contributions to help parents provide current detailed
 2-1     information about their children; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Texas played a leadership role in starting this
 2-3     child protection program that, through the work of the American
 2-4     Football Coaches Association, credit unions across the United
 2-5     States, and volunteer civic and athletic leaders, will be a vital
 2-6     link in providing the best chance to protect missing, kidnapped,
 2-7     and runaway children in the United States; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-9     Legislature hereby commend all those involved in this important
2-10     child protection program and request the governor of the State of
2-11     Texas to declare the month of March 2000 as Child ID Protection
2-12     Month in Texas; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14     prepared for the American Football Coaches Association, the Texas
2-15     Credit Union League on behalf of Texas credit unions and their
2-16     members and owners, the Texas Association of School
2-17     Superintendents, the Boy Scouts of America, Roger Staubach, Troy
2-18     Aikman, and Nolan Ryan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-19     House of Representatives.
                                                                     Averitt
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 735 was adopted by the House on April
         26, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House