SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 363

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased 
to recognize the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student 
Advisory Committee on the occasion of their visit to the 
State Capitol on Monday, March 14, 2005; and

	WHEREAS, Sponsored by Senator Royce West, the Student
Advisory Committee includes young people from the Dallas, 
Cedar Hill, Mesquite, Duncanville, Lancaster, DeSoto, and 
Wilmer-Hutchins school districts; the committee is comprised 
of junior high school and high school students who are leaders 
of student council and student class governments; and

	WHEREAS, The Student Advisory Committee was established in
the spring of 1996 for the purpose of helping students to build 
leadership skills and to meet with leaders across the state; it 
was also established with the goal of helping students discover 
how they can participate in community volunteerism and the means 
through which they can voice their perspective on legislative 
issues; and

	WHEREAS, Over the last nine years, the Student Advisory 
Committee has accomplished a great deal in the Dallas community; 
the students have visited nursing homes throughout the district 
and have worked hard on behalf of the Children's Hope Foundation, 
collecting hundreds of clothing items for homeless children; and

	WHEREAS, They have participated in toy, blanket, and voter 
registration drives and have provided testimony at the Senate 
Interim Committee on Juvenile Justice and Gangs hearings in 
Dallas; and

	WHEREAS, The students have toured the Dallas Life Foundation,
a homeless shelter, and the Family Gateway, a shelter that provides
emergency and transitional housing for homeless families; they 
have volunteered at the Bluitt-Flowers Halloween Carnival, have 
held annual receptions for elected officials, and have donated 
blankets and pillows to Promise House; and

	WHEREAS, In December of 2004, committee members donated 
2,750 canned goods to the North Texas Food Bank and 62 clothing 
items to the Bethlehem Foundation as part of the Student Advisory
Committee Canned Goods/Clothing Drive; and

	WHEREAS, The Student Advisory Committee is a valuable asset
to District 23, and the work of its members is encouraging and 
fostering volunteerism in the community and setting exemplary 
standards for people of all ages to follow; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
79th Legislature, hereby commend the members of the 
Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee on their


dedication and their many accomplishments and extend to them 
best wishes for the future; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the committee as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                            West




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 14, 2005.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate