Bill Text: TX SCR1 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating April as Water Safety Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR1-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 1 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texas offers numerous opportunities for residents | ||
| and visitors to take part in water-related recreation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the benefits of such activities are many, it | ||
| is vitally important that proper measures be taken to avoid | ||
| accidents; whether individuals are enjoying lakes, rivers, the Gulf | ||
| of Mexico, or a public or private pool, water safety is essential to | ||
| preventing drowning and injuries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, more than 100 Texas children die from | ||
| drowning, making it one of the leading causes of childhood injury | ||
| deaths; moreover, the rates of drowning-related deaths in the state | ||
| are consistently higher than the national average; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Studies of seasonal variations have shown that | ||
| two-thirds of the drowning deaths of young children and adolescents | ||
| occur in the months of May through August; raising awareness of this | ||
| issue in advance of the summer months will encourage the citizens of | ||
| the Lone Star State to exercise caution and will help reinforce the | ||
| message that water safety is everyone's responsibility; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate April as Water Safety Month; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of | ||
| Subsection (d), Section 391.004, Government Code, the designation | ||
| expires on the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the House | ||
| on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
