87R26331 BK-D
 
  By: Fierro H.R. No. 1229
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Through the Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign, the El
  Paso Community College Student Government Association has made
  great strides toward its goal of achieving a smoke-free and
  tobacco-free campus environment; and
         WHEREAS, For more than 10 years, the Student Government
  Association has worked to raise awareness of the dangers of
  secondhand smoke; the organization's efforts have included
  organizing educational exhibitions, hosting a speaker to help
  facilitate a discussion about the tobacco industry, and staging
  demonstrations with the goal of persuading the college to join 100
  other campuses across the country in adopting a smoke-free policy;
  in February 2020, the college's board of trustees approved a
  measure to develop a policy banning tobacco and vaping products at
  all EPCC facilities; and
         WHEREAS, The Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign has garnered
  support from the Tobacco Control Network and the American Heart
  Association; in 2016, EPCC was awarded a $20,000 grant as part of
  the American Cancer Society and the CVS Health Foundation's
  Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative, which went toward
  Tejanos Against Tobacco and efforts to eliminate tobacco at all
  EPCC facilities; and
         WHEREAS, The Student Government Association has demonstrated
  an impressive commitment to making El Paso Community College a
  healthier place for all, and it is fitting to recognize the
  organization for its accomplishments through the Tejanos Against
  Tobacco campaign over the past decade; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the El Paso Community College Student
  Government Association for its work with the Tejanos Against
  Tobacco campaign and extend to all those involved with the
  association sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the El Paso Community College SGA as an expression of
  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.