1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 147 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the Third Annual Youth Leadership Conference, which 1-4 takes place Saturday, February 20, 1999, at the Dallas Convention 1-5 Center; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Third Annual Youth Leadership Conference is 1-7 being sponsored in an effort to help prepare young people for 1-8 the 21st century; participants in the conference are high school 1-9 youths who are leaders in their communities, schools, and churches, 1-10 as well as youths who desire to become leaders and need to gain 1-11 leadership skills; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The conference consists of general sessions, group 1-13 presentations, special performances, and workshops on such 1-14 subjects as Teens and the Media, Cultural Diversity, Dating and 1-15 Relationships, Career Development, Money Management, and Health 1-16 Education; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The conference provides activities that promote 1-18 leadership development, stimulate critical thinking, enhance 1-19 self-esteem, and stress individual responsibility and discipline; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, This year's conference theme is "Quest for the New 1-22 Millennium" and will focus on developing problem-solving abilities, 1-23 exploring career opportunities and changes in technology, and 1-24 challenging youths in their thinking and planning; now, therefore, 2-1 be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 76th Legislature, hereby commend the sponsors of the Third Annual 2-4 Youth Leadership Conference and extend to them best wishes for a 2-5 highly successful event; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-7 conference as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-8 West 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the above 2-12 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-13 on February 8, 1999. 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Secretary of the Senate 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Member, Texas Senate