1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 562 1-3 WHEREAS, The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, 1-4 which is called the Expanded Nutrition Program in Texas, was 1-5 initiated in 1968 by the United States Department of Agriculture, 1-6 and pilot programs began in 1969; federally funded since 1970 under 1-7 the Smith-Lever Act, the program is administered by the Texas 1-8 Agricultural Extension Service; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The Expanded Nutrition Program was created to 1-10 assist families and youth with limited resources to acquire the 1-11 knowledge, skills, attitudes and to change behaviors necessary for 1-12 nutritionally sound eating habits; it also contributes to their 1-13 personal development and the improvement of total family food and 1-14 nutritional status; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This program is located in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, 1-16 El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, Nueces, Tarrant, and Travis counties and 1-17 served over 26,000 adult participants and 38,000 youth participants 1-18 in fiscal year 1997-1998; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The program targets adult participants with limited 1-20 resources who are responsible for planning and preparing the family's 1-21 food with an emphasis on households with young children and also 1-22 targets youth participants of 4-H age with limited resources; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Expanded Nutrition Program has helped adult and 1-24 youth participants manage a food budget and increase their knowledge 2-1 and skill in basic nutrition, food safety, and food preparation, and 2-2 improve their selection of nutritious and economical foods; and 2-3 WHEREAS, For every one dollar spent in the Expanded Nutrition 2-4 Program, $10 is saved in health care costs which translates into 2-5 $40 million a year for Texas; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Extension agents in the program recruit and train 2-7 paraprofessional staff from the target populations it serves, and 2-8 the staff is effective in teaching participants due to commonality 2-9 in language, culture, and life experiences; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 76th Legislature, hereby commend the Expanded Nutrition Program of 2-12 the Texas Agricultural Extension Service on its 30th anniversary and 2-13 recognize the many extension agents, staff, and program participants 2-14 who have learned from and worked to make the program a success; and, 2-15 be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be prepared 2-17 for the administration of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 2-18 The Texas A&M University System, and the Expanded Nutrition Program 2-19 as a token of the appreciation of this Senate for the exceptional 2-20 service of this program to Texans with limited resources. 2-21 Truan 2-22 Armbrister Gallegos Nixon 2-23 Barrientos Harris Ogden 2-24 Bernsen Haywood Ratliff 2-25 Bivins Jackson Shapiro 2-26 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-27 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-28 Carona Luna Wentworth 2-29 Duncan Madla West 2-30 Ellis Moncrief Whitmire 2-31 Fraser Nelson Zaffirini 2-32 Perry, President of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on April 7, 1999. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Dean of the Senate