1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 644 1-3 WHEREAS, On this day, students involved in the Empowering 1-4 Teen Leaders and Community Teen Leaders programs in Harris County 1-5 high schools have come to the State Capitol to meet with state 1-6 leaders and experience the legislative process firsthand; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Established by the Texas Agricultural Extension 1-8 Service, the teen leader programs help to instill in youth the 1-9 knowledge and skills essential for success; through their 1-10 involvement, the high school juniors present today have 1-11 demonstrated great initiative and maturity, as well as a 1-12 commitment to the betterment of their community through 1-13 volunteerism; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Becoming role models for their peers, these 1-15 student leaders join a select group of students who have received 1-16 this training before them, 36 of whom have been presented with the 1-17 Presidential Youth Service Gold Award from the president of the 1-18 United States for their outstanding community service; and 1-19 WHEREAS, All told, Empowering Teen Leaders and Community 1-20 Teen Leaders have touched the lives of more than 93,000 people 1-21 and contributed over 41,000 hours of civic service, and these 1-22 Harris County students are adding greatly to the programs' 1-23 impressive record of achievement; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-2 77th Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Empowering 2-3 Teen Leaders and Community Teen Leaders programs for their 2-4 exceptional volunteer efforts and extend to them best wishes 2-5 for an educational and memorable visit to the seat of Texas 2-6 government. 2-7 Gallegos 2-8 Armbrister Harris Shapiro 2-9 Barrientos Haywood Shapleigh 2-10 Bernsen Jackson Sibley 2-11 Bivins Lindsay Staples 2-12 Brown Lucio Truan 2-13 Cain Madla Van de Putte 2-14 Carona Moncrief Wentworth 2-15 Duncan Nelson West 2-16 Ellis Ogden Whitmire 2-17 Fraser Zaffirini 2-18 Ratliff, President of the Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on April 3, 2001. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate