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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 514
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased
 1-4     to commend the participants at the Youth Forum of the 14th
 1-5     National Youth Crime Prevention Conference, which will be held
 1-6     April 7 through April 10, 2001, in Dallas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Approximately 2,000 young people, adults, and
 1-8     crime prevention activists will attend the National Youth Crime
 1-9     Prevention Conference; and
1-10           WHEREAS, During the conference, young men and women will
1-11     attend a Youth Forum; they will discuss, develop, and present
1-12     their solutions to problems related to diversity, substance abuse,
1-13     education, community involvement, and parental/guardian involvement;
1-14     and
1-15           WHEREAS, Information learned in past Youth Forums has proven
1-16     extremely valuable and has led to the creation of such worthy
1-17     programs as the Bureau of Justice Assistants's Youth Forum Project
1-18     and the National Youth Network, which is sponsored by the Office
1-19     of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and
1-20           WHEREAS, The National Youth Crime Prevention Conference is
 2-1     of great importance; given the many dire issues facing teens in
 2-2     our nation, the conference will produce solutions that will help
 2-3     maintain the health and well-being of our nation's young; now,
 2-4     therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-6     77th Legislature, hereby recognize the 2001 Youth Forum of the
 2-7     14th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference; and, be it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 2-9     Youth Forum participants as an expression of high regard from the
2-10     Texas Senate.
2-11                                                                    West
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2-13                                          President of the Senate
2-14                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-15                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-16                                  on March 20, 2001.
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2-18                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-20                                           Member, Texas Senate