SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
join the Texas Summit Committee for Prevention and Texans across 
the state in celebrating May 10, 2006, as Prevention Day at the 
Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Composed of concerned policymakers and planners, 
the Texas Summit Committee for Prevention was created to develop 
strategies for forming and implementing a comprehensive drug 
prevention plan for the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Substance abuse has become a crisis in Texas, and 
prevention is a major component of an approach to the problem 
that also includes education, intervention, criminal justice, 
and treatment and rehabilitation; and
	WHEREAS, It is the belief of the Texas Summit Committee for 
Prevention that prevention is the most cost-effective, direct, 
and humane approach to solving drug problems; the committee's 
hope is that prevention efforts will produce a changed society in 
which drug use is no longer socially acceptable; and
	WHEREAS, Prevention provides opportunities for an 
individual to achieve education, enlightenment, and well-being; 
dedicated to achieving safe, drug-free communities, the Texas 
Summit Committee for Prevention is truly deserving of 
legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the members 
of the Texas Summit Committee for Prevention for their efforts to 
educate the public on the benefits of prevention in the fight 
against substance abuse and declare May 10, 2006, Prevention Day 
at the Capitol; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in 
honor of this occasion.
                                                                          Nelson




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 2, 2006.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate