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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For 30 years, the Commission on State Emergency |
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Communications has partnered with regional planning commissions |
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across the state to ensure access to 9-1-1 emergency services for |
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all Texas citizens and communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Created by the 70th Texas Legislature in 1987, the |
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CSEC is composed of 12 members representing public and private |
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sector interests, and its primary function is to administer the |
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statewide 9-1-1 Service and Poison Control Programs; the commission |
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directs the implementation of these programs in all corners of |
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Texas by way of 24 regional planning commissions, which work |
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alongside local governments, sheriff's offices, and police |
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departments to organize and coordinate 9-1-1 emergency |
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communications according to the specific needs of each area; and |
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WHEREAS, In cooperation with the CSEC, the regional planning |
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commissions provide dispatchers with access to mapping and |
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geographic locating networks and equipment that can help first |
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responders quickly pinpoint a caller's physical location in the |
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event of an emergency; this collaborative approach to emergency |
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planning has helped make the State of Texas a national leader in the |
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application of the newest and most advanced emergency services |
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technologies, such as a system that allows even mobile wireless |
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9-1-1 callers to be found; and |
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WHEREAS, Working together to continually enhance and |
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streamline emergency telephone services, the Commission on State |
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Emergency Communications and its regional planning commissions |
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have contributed significantly to the safety and well-being of the |
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people of Texas, and the dedicated individuals who serve on the |
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commissions are indeed deserving of recognition for their |
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outstanding efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Commission on State Emergency |
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Communications and the regional planning commissions of Texas for |
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30 years of service and extend to all those associated with this |
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initiative sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the CSEC as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |