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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Residents of this state have made inquiries about |
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the process, rules, handling, and processing of recordings and |
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transcripts of emergency calls made to public safety agencies in |
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this state; and |
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WHEREAS, The principle of open and transparent government can |
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coexist with respect for the privacy of families grieving from the |
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loss of a loved one; and |
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WHEREAS, Certain entities have released the recording of an |
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emergency call that includes the voice of an individual who |
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subsequently died as a result of the emergency for which the call |
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was made; and |
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WHEREAS, The family members of those individuals can be |
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unnecessarily traumatized by hearing or learning of what are often |
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the last words of the individual who made the emergency call; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house |
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of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative |
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committee to study the process, rules, handling, and processing of |
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the disclosure of recordings and transcripts of emergency calls |
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made by a subsequently deceased individual to a public safety |
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agency or a public safety answering point, as those terms are |
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defined by Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including |
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findings and recommendations, to the 86th Texas Legislature when it |
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convenes in January 2019. |