R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. Janice C. May is a highly respected professor of 1-2 government at The University of Texas at Austin; and 1-3 WHEREAS, Together with her American State Legislatures class, 1-4 she plans to conduct simulated legislative floor sessions to 1-5 broaden her students' understanding of how ideas can be transformed 1-6 into laws; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives heartily endorses 1-8 the goal of encouraging Texans to learn about the legislative 1-9 process; now, therefore, be it 1-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-11 Legislature, in accordance with the house rules and with the 1-12 policies and procedures of the House Administration Committee, 1-13 hereby grant permission to Professor Janice C. May and the students 1-14 in her American State Legislatures class to use the house chamber 1-15 on April 22, 2001, provided that the house of representatives is 1-16 not in session on that date. Dunnam _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 707 was adopted by the House on April 9, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House