1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 685 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas recognizes that 1-4 the schoolchildren of Texas are the state's greatest asset for 1-5 the future; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Over 800,000 children disappear each year in the 1-7 United States and the problem of missing, kidnapped, and runaway 1-8 children potentially affects every community in Texas; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The State of Texas is committed to the protection 1-10 of its children as an important resource to continue the strong 1-11 and vital growth of the state; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The American Football Coaches Association, the credit 1-13 unions of Texas, the Texas Association of School Superintendents, 1-14 the Boy Scouts of America, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Nolan Ryan, 1-15 and tens of thousands of Texas contributors have joined together 1-16 to make Texas the leader in the protection of its children by 1-17 providing child identification kits for use by parents to keep 1-18 current photographs, vital information, and fingerprints readily 1-19 accessible to provide to law enforcement agencies across the state 1-20 in the event of an emergency; and 1-21 WHEREAS, These partners, in conjunction with the leadership 1-22 of Governor George Bush, Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, and 1-23 Speaker Pete Laney have made a commitment to supply every one of 1-24 the over four million children attending public school in Texas 2-1 with a free inkless identification kit paid for by voluntary 2-2 contributions to help parents provide current detailed information 2-3 about their children; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Texas played a leadership role in starting this 2-5 child protection program that through the work of the American 2-6 Football Coaches Association, credit unions across the 2-7 United States and volunteer civic and athletic leaders will 2-8 be a vital link in providing the best chance to protect missing, 2-9 kidnapped, and runaway children in the United States; now, 2-10 therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 76th Legislature, hereby commend all those involved in this 2-13 child protection program and request the Governor of the 2-14 State of Texas to declare the month of March 2000 as Child ID 2-15 Protection Month in the State of Texas; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 the American Football Coaches Association, the Texas Credit Union 2-18 League on behalf of Texas credit unions and their members and 2-19 owners, the Texas Association of School Superintendents, Boy Scouts 2-20 of America, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, and Nolan Ryan as an 2-21 expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-22 Sibley 2-23 Armbrister Gallegos Nixon 2-24 Barrientos Harris Ogden 2-25 Bernsen Haywood Ratliff 2-26 Bivins Jackson Shapiro 2-27 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-28 Cain Lucio Truan 2-29 Carona Luna Wentworth 2-30 Duncan Madla West 2-31 Ellis Moncrief Whitmire 3-1 Fraser Nelson Zaffirini 3-2 Perry, President of the Senate 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on April 26, 1999. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate