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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 665
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
 1-4     recognize Jennifer Ceballos on her recent honor of being named
 1-5     a recipient of the Community Champion Award from the Texas
 1-6     Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, To be accorded this honor, Jennifer demonstrated
 1-8     maturity, intelligence, and initiative in serving as an intern
 1-9     for a pilot study to assess awareness among area youth of
1-10     Hidalgo County's zero tolerance underage drinking law; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Called "What Part of Zero Don't You Understand,"
1-12     the pilot program was sponsored by Texans Standing Tall, a
1-13     statewide coalition to prevent underage drinking; and
1-14           WHEREAS, As one of six interns chosen to help lead the
1-15     program, Jennifer's efforts were crucial; she led focus groups
1-16     and conducted surveys of her peers, school personnel, parents,
1-17     community members, law enforcement officers, judges, and
1-18     prosecutors; and
1-19           WHEREAS, After collecting her data, Jennifer and her
1-20     co-workers prepared reports of their findings which were presented
1-21     at an annual statewide policy summit in Austin; to be of further
1-22     assistance to the campaign, Jennifer attended media literacy and
1-23     advocacy training, so that she could work successfully to present
 2-1     the campaign to the public; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Underage drinking is a dire issue in our state, and
 2-3     in speaking against this problem, this hardworking, conscientious
 2-4     young woman has proven herself an exceptionally civic-minded
 2-5     individual; her efforts will help maintain the health and
 2-6     well-being of her fellow Texans, and she is truly worthy
 2-7     of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-9     77th Legislature, hereby commend Jennifer Ceballos on
2-10     receiving one of the Community Champion Awards from the
2-11     Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and thank her for
2-12     her dedicated efforts to fight alcohol abuse among underage
2-13     Texans; and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-15     Jennifer as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-16                                                    Lucio
2-17           Armbrister           Gallegos            Shapiro
2-18           Barrientos           Harris              Shapleigh
2-19           Bernsen              Haywood             Sibley
2-20           Bivins               Jackson             Staples
2-21           Brown                Lindsay             Truan
2-22           Cain                 Madla               Van de Putte
2-23           Carona               Moncrief            Wentworth
2-24           Duncan               Nelson              West
2-25           Ellis                Ogden               Whitmire
2-26           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
2-27                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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2-29                                          President of the Senate
2-30                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-31                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-32                                  on April 5, 2001.
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2-34                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-2                                           Member, Texas Senate